Facts: - birth name: eric ivan cantor - party: republican party - deputy: kevin mccarthy - predecessor: thomas stosch bliley steny hoyer roy blunt roy blunt walter - birth date: 6 june 1963 - leader: john john boehner boehner tom delay roy blunt -lrb- acting -rrb- - spouse: diana fine - office: house deputy whip majority leader house minority whip house republican chief - district: virginia 7 7th 73rd - term end: august 3 , 2011 january 3 , 2009 january 3 , 18 2001 , 2014 august 1 , 2014 january - name: eric cantor - birth place: richmond , virginia , u.s. - state delegate: virginia - successor: dave o'bannon brat kevin mccarthy steny hoyer kevin mccarthy john - state: virginia - alma mater: george university washington university william & mary law school columbia - children: evan jenna michael - term start: january 3 , 2009 january 3 , 2003 january 8 , 3 1992 , 2001 january 3 , 2011 january - image: eric cantor , official 113th congress photo portrait.jpg - religion: judaism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eric cantor .
The answer to this question is:
eric ivan cantor -lrb- born june 6 , 1963 -rrb- is an american politician , lawyer and businessman , who served as the united states representative for virginia 's 7th congressional district from 2001 to 2014 .a member of the republican party , he became house majority leader when the 112th congress convened on january 3 , 2011 .he previously served as house minority whip from 2009 to 2011 .his district included most of the northern and western sections of richmond , along with most of richmond 's western suburbs and portions of the shenandoah valley .cantor is the highest-ranking jewish member of congress in its history , and at the time of his resignation , the only non-christian republican in either house .in june 2014 , in his bid for re-election , cantor lost the republican primary to economics professor dave brat in an upset that surprised political analysts .in response cantor announced his early resignation as house majority leader , and several weeks later , he announced his resignation from congress , which took effect august 18 , 2014 .immediately thereafter , cantor accepted a position as vice chairman of investment bank moelis & company at a compensation of $ 3.4 million .as the us house majority leader , cantor earned an annual salary of $ 193,400 .