Kim Foxx
Kimberly M. Foxx (née Anderson;[1] born April 1972) is an American politician and lawyer. She was the State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois from 2016 until 2024.
Kim Foxx | |
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_Kim_Foxx_(cropped).jpg) Foxx in 2020 | |
| Cook County State's Attorney | |
| In office December 1, 2016 – December 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anita Alvarez |
| Succeeded by | Eileen O'Neill Burke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1972
(aged 54) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kelley Foxx
(m. 2001) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (BA, JD) |
She manages the nation's second largest prosecutor's office. She won the Democratic nomination for the position on in March 2016, and won the general election in November.
She is the second African American, after Cecil A. Partee, to hold this position.[2]
References
- ↑ 1988 Lincoln Park High School (Chicago, Illinois) - Yearbook. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ↑ Kim Foxx sworn in as Cook County State's Attorney. ABC7 Chicago (Dec 1, 2016). Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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