0 1 2 ▁prim aries , ▁her ▁first ▁cont ested ▁primary ▁race ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Fox ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁J oint ▁Committee ▁on ▁H ous ing ▁as ▁vice ▁chair , ▁the ▁J oint ▁Committee ▁on ▁W ays ▁and ▁Me ans , ▁the ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁Ste ering , ▁Policy ▁and ▁Sch ed uling , ▁and ▁the ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁W ays ▁and ▁Me ans . ▁Her ▁legisl ative ▁work ▁on ▁criminal ▁justice ▁reform , ▁child ▁w elf are ▁and ▁fost er ▁care , ▁red istrict ing , ▁E lection ▁Day ▁vot er ▁registration , ▁and ▁elimin ating ▁health ▁dispar ities ▁in ▁communities ▁of ▁color . ▁When ▁Fox ▁retired ▁from ▁her ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁serving ▁woman ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁and ▁General ▁Court . ▁▁ ▁Fox ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁De leg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Legisl ature , ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁C au cus ▁of ▁Women ▁Legisl ators , ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Black ▁and ▁Lat ino ▁Legisl ative ▁C au cus , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Black ▁C au cus ▁of ▁State ▁Legisl ators . ▁Her ▁papers ▁are ▁now ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁Library ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Fox ▁came ▁under ▁scr ut iny ▁for ▁a ▁visit ▁she ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Old ▁Col ony ▁Cor re ction al ▁Center ▁in ▁Bridge water , ▁Massachusetts . ▁While ▁visit ing ▁in mate ▁Dar rell ▁Jones , ▁Fox ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Jones ' ▁girl friend ,