Fox, Jon D. (Jon David), 1947-2018

Jon David Fox (April 22, 1947 – February 11, 2018) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he notably served as the U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 1999.

Born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pennsylvania before earning a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from the Delaware School of Law (now Widener University School of Law). Fox served in the United States Air Force Reserve from 1969 to 1975. He held positions with the General Services Administration, and was a guest lecturer for the Presidential Classroom for Young Americans. From 1976 to 1984 he was assistant district attorney for the state of Pennsylvania. Fox made his first successful run at political office in 1984, winning a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Abington area after Democrat Joe Hoeffel retired. He would serve in the House until the 1991 primary election, when he challenged the incumbent GOP commissioners for a seat on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.

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