Jennifer Lynn Wexton is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States representative for Virginia’s 10th congressional district since 2019. Wexton is from Leesburg, Virginia, and also graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Jennifer Wexton health update: Does Jennifer Wexton have Parkinson’s disease?
The 54-year-old Virginia Democrat revealed that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which is a movement disorder. It starts in the brain and affects people’s bodies in different ways.
Wexton said of the neurological disease. “Over the past few months, it has primarily affected my speech and how my mouth moves.
A member of the Democratic Party, Wexton was a member of the Virginia Senate from 2014 to 2019, representing the 33rd district, which includes parts of Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. In the 2018 election, Wexton defeated Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock with 56% of the vote. Some commentators have called her a moderate Democrat.
