DemocratIn office since Jan 2023

Valerie Foushee

U.S. Representative, NC-4 since 2023. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, NC-4Born 1956

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2023
Bills became law: 0; 39 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 2.1%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +60.2; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureAviationRailroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyEnergySpace and Aeronautics · Ranking Member

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 39 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Foushee sits in the U.S. House

Foushee is closer to the center than 13% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Dwight Evans, Emily Randall, Janice D. Schakowsky

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Foushee’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Foushee’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Foushee	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Foushee was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 North Carolina State Senate, District 23 U.S. House, NC-4

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, NC-4	Won	D+60.2	D+45.9	+14.3
2024	U.S. House, NC-4	Won	D+45.7	—	—
2022	U.S. House, NC-4	Won	D+33.8	—	—
2020	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	Won	D+36.6	—	—
2018	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	Won	D+42.6	—	—
2016	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	Won	D+36.1	—	—
2014	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	Won	D+36.4	—	—
2014	North Carolina State Senate, District 23 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 50	Won	D+10.1	—	—