Anita Mpambara Cox is running for Congress because families in Maryland’s 8th District deserve a representative who actually shows up for them. In Montgomery County she has served as a Charter Review Commissioner and Community Action Board member, and currently is the Mayor-appointed Chair of the Gaithersburg Multicultural Affairs Committee.

A mother, former federal employee and former homeschooler, she is also a philanthropist who founded and for 18 years has led her international educational nonprofit improving literacy by providing daily school meals to nearly 1,000 children so they can stay in school.

With 20 years at the U.S. Department of State, she has lived and worked in nine countries engaging at the forefront of American foreign affairs. She currently works as Chief Diplomatic Officer for a global women’s health institute, leading strategy, international engagement with senior government officials and overseeing program implementation abroad for a 41-nation coalition. She brings real solutions grounded in real experience, focused on solving kitchen table issues for families.