In the 111th Congress, Eric serves as the Republican Whip.
In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Eric holds a seat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has direct jurisdiction over taxes, trade, Social Security, Medicare, prescription drugs for seniors, health care and welfare reform.
Eric also serves as Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. The task force is a coalition of Members of Congress studying the threats international terrorism poses to the U.S. and developing policy proposals and legislative recommendations regarding the fight against terrorism.
Eric Cantor currently serves as the Republican Whip in the U.S. House of Representatives. Eric grew up in Richmond and got his political start interning for the Honorable Tom Bliley, serving as his driver on his first re-election campaign. Eric received his law degree from The College of William and Mary and went on to get his Masters at Columbia University in New York. While in New York, Eric met his wife Diana and brought her back to Virginia where they are raising their three children: Evan, Jenna and Michael.
Cantor/Sanford
2012
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