Gordon D. Fox
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| 222nd Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
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In office February 11, 2010 – March 22, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | William J. Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Mattiello |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 4th (5th prior to 2003) district |
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In office January 5, 1993 – January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | K. Nicholas Tsiongas |
| Succeeded by | J. Aaron Regunberg |
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Gordon Dennis Fox December 21, 1961 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marcus LaFond (2013–present) |
| Residence | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Alma mater |
Providence College, Rhode Island College, Northeastern University School of Law |
| Profession |
Attorney Nightclub owner Politician |
| Religion | Catholic |
Gordon Dennis Fox (born December 21, 1961) is an American attorney and politician from Providence, Rhode Island. He served formerly as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, before resigning in disgrace. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), he was first elected to the legislature in 1992. On June 11, 2015 Fox was sentenced to three years in Federal prison after pleading guilty to charges including bribery, fraud, and filing a false tax return.
Fox was elected Speaker on February 11, 2010 as the first openly gay Rhode Island man to hold that office. Fox resigned from the Speakership on the evening of March 22, 2014 following an FBI raid on his Smith Hill office and his home on Providence's East Side. The FBI found Fox to have stolen $108,000 in campaign contributions and accepted $52,000 in bribes. He is currently serving his sentence at Canaan U.S. Penitentiary in Waymart, Pennsylvania.
Gordon Dennis Fox was born on December 21, 1961, at Providence, Rhode Island. One of six children, he is the son of Mary Fox and Mr. Fox. Mary Fox was of Cape Verdean lineage, and Mr. Fox was of Irish-American descent. Mr. Fox was an artisan and served as a jewelry polisher, while his wife Mary served on private home staffs and later at a golf ball manufacturer. Fox's parents met while his father was stopped in Providence on return to Boston after service in the Korean War. Fox's father died when he was eighteen.
During his childhood, Fox and his family lived for a time in a Providence home with "a view of the Statehouse". Fox graduated from Classical High School in Providence.He earned a degree in history and political science at Rhode Island College. Fox then earned his Juris Doctor degree from Northeastern University School of Law at Boston. While studying there, Fox commuted to Carvel ice cream shop for work. He became an attorney.
Fox unsuccessfully ran for the Providence City Council in the mid-1980s. Soon after, Fox contributed to the campaigns of state representative Ray Rickman, and then state representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Kennedy Family fame.
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