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The Rise & Fall of Eric Cantor

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Some background information on the former house majority leader.

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The Rise & Fall of Eric Cantor

From the Virginia House of Delegates to the Dave Brat Upset
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Eric Ivan Cantor was born on June 6, 1963.

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His mother was a schoolteacher.

His father owned a real estate firm...

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and served as treasurer for Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign.

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Eric Cantor enrolled in George Washington University in 1981...

and worked as an intern for House Republican Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.

He received a Juris Doctor from William & Mary Law in 1988...

and a M.S. in real estate development from Columbia in 1989.

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From there, politics.

  • Virginia House of Delegates 1991-1999
  • U.S. House of Representatives 2000-2014
  • House Minority Whip 2009-2011
  • House Majority Leader 2011-2014
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Until Dave Brat

Cantor Loses to Brat

Cantor is the first sitting House majority leader to lose a primary since the position was created in the 1899.

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Brat's campaign manager was a 23-year-old armed with a Wal-Mart flip phone.

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What is next for Eric Cantor?

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