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class of 1965
inducted in 1996
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Jon D. Fox
U.S. Congressman
A committed public servant, Congressman
Jon D. Fox has dedicated nearly fifteen years to serving Montgomery County, PA. After graduating from Cheltenham High School in 1965, Fox earned his bachelor's
degree in Public Service from Pennsylvania State University in 1969. Fox received his Juris Doctor from the Delaware Law School (now Widener University School of Law)
while working for the United States General Services Administration in Washington, D.C. In his first elected post as Assistant
District Attorney in Montgomery County, Fox aggressively prosecuted violent
criminals and drug offenders from 1976 to 1980. In 1984, Fox was sent to the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives by the 153rd Legislative District. He
also was a member of the influential House Appropriations and Education
Committees. In 1991, Fox was elected to the Montgomery County Board of
Commissioners. In his capacity as Vice Chairman, he led the fight for a
decrease in property taxes after restructuring the county government to run
more efficiently. Originally elected by Pennsylvania's 13th District in 1994 and re-elected
in 1996, Fox served on the Banking and Financial Services Committee, the
Veterans Affairs Committee, and the Government Reform and Oversight
Committee.
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