# Valerie Foushee

Valerie Foushee is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for North Carolina’s 4th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, North Carolina’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000477
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NC06114

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000477 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

83% of Foushee’s statements discuss policy, in the top tenth of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Foushee says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,355 classified statements: 1,171 posts on X, 151 press releases, 19 Congressional Record speeches, 14 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Foushee | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 6.6% | 132 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 36.6% | 27.5% | 32 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 82.9% | 73.2% | 12 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.9% | 9.8% | 101 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 22.7% | 49 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.9% | 66 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); Science, Technology, Communications 18% (House Democrats 5.5%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.24 (standard error 0.01), from 1,550 donors and 1,997 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 100% (96.4%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 497. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1631: Expressing support for the designation of the third week of October as "National Hunter Syndrome Awareness Week". (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1631
- H.R. 10778: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit to incentivize the use of certain low-emission anesthetic gases by health care facilities,… (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10778
- H.R. 10494: American Tariff Rebate Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10494
- H.R. 10433: SAFE Platforms Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10433
- H.R. 10088: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study to assess the potential for… (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10088
- H.R. 9956: Seizure Safe Schools Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9956
- H.R. 9903: Stop Prison Price Gouging Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9903
- H.R. 9852: Slow Down Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9852
- H.Res. 1448: Expressing support for the designation of August 1 as "National Woman Astronomers Day". (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1448
- H.R. 9677: Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9677

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 21% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2113299784329023650
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2112915572849861052
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2113006907975725123
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2112631319859810692
- 2026-10-19 · Press release · Rep. Foushee Introduces Resolution Recognizing Hunter Syndrome Awareness Week · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://foushee.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-foushee-introduces-resolution-recognizing-hunter-syndrome-awareness-week
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2111108565733621815
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2111121387867783342
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2111138226039570539
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2111153682607690047
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ValerieFoushee/status/2110767755037216798

## Links

- Official site: https://foushee.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/ValerieFoushee
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepValerieFoushee
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repvaleriefoushee
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepValerieFoushee
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000477

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000477