Gordon Fox | |
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| 222nd Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
| In office February 11, 2010 – March 22, 2014 | |
| Deputy | Charlene Lima |
| Preceded by | William J. Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Mattiello |
| Majority Leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
| In office January 2003 – February 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Martineau |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Mattiello |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
| In office January 5, 1993 – January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | K. Nicholas Tsiongas |
| Succeeded by | J. Aaron Regunberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gordon Dennis Fox December 21, 1961 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marcus LaFond (2013–present) |
| Residence | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island College (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney Nightclub owner Politician |
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, he was first elected to the legislature in 1992. On June 11, 2015 Fox was sentenced to three years in federal prison[1] after pleading guilty to charges including bribery, fraud, and filing a false tax return.[2]
Fox was elected Speaker on February 11, 2010 as the first openly gay Rhode Island man to hold that office.[3] 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.[4][5] The FBI found Fox to have stolen $108,000 in campaign contributions and accepted $52,000 in bribes. He completed his sentence at Canaan U.S. Penitentiary in Waymart, Pennsylvania and was released in February, 2018.[6][7]
- ^ "Gordon Fox: 'There is no excuse for my behavior'". Nancy Krause, Ted Nesi, Tim White, Dan McGowan. WPRI.com Eyewitness News. June 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Speaker Gordon Fox pleads guilty to bribery". Ted Nesi, Tim White, Dan McGowan. WPRI.com Eyewitness News. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Gordon Fox elected first openly gay RI House speaker". Boston Herald. Associated Press. February 11, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ "Investigators search home, office of House Speaker Gordon D. Fox". Providence Journal. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Gordon Fox resigns as House speaker day after investigators raid home, office". Providence Journal. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Gordon Fox Begins Sentence". Tim White. WPRI.com Eyewitness News. July 7, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Gordon Fox's sentence officially expires today". 14 February 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019.