8 ▁and ▁ 9 ▁of ▁w ard ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁prec inct ▁ 1 ▁of ▁w ard ▁ 2 1 , ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Boston , ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Su ff olk . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁state ▁representative ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Early ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁ ▁Fox ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁R ais ed ▁as ▁a ▁fost er ▁child , ▁Fox ▁attended ▁Boston ▁and ▁Ever ett ▁public ▁schools . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁completed ▁the ▁M IT ▁Community ▁F ell ows ▁program . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁single ▁mother , ▁she ▁raised ▁two ▁sons ▁in ▁the ▁Wh itt ier ▁Street ▁H ous ing ▁Development ▁in ▁Ro x bury . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁community ▁organ izer ▁before ▁entering ▁politics . ▁She ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁South west ▁Express way . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Fox ▁first ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Su ff olk ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁losing ▁a ▁write - in ▁campaign ▁against ▁six - term ▁inc umb ent ▁and ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e ▁Dor is ▁B unte . ▁Fox ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁when ▁B unte ▁announced ▁her ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁Fox ▁won ▁the ▁three - way ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁uno pp osed . ▁Fox ▁faces ▁two ▁challeng ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2