Valerie P. Foushee
Democrat · NC-4 · U.S. House
Bio
Valerie Jean Foushee is an American politician serving since 2023 as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 50th district in 2012 and was appointed to represent the 23rd senatorial district in 2013. She is the first African American and the first woman to represent the district in Congress.
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Issue profile
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NPS Hit With Complaint Over Exhibits Commemorating Women's EqualityA Democratic lawmaker is calling on the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a review of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument in Washington, D.C., after raising concerns about the condition and presentation of some exhibits at the site. Repre…
Biztoc.com · Yesterday
Tlaib Leads Democrats in Demanding Permanent Ceasefire Deal That Includes LebanonA group of Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Thursday demanded that any ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran must force Israel to halt its operations in Lebanon, and called for the passage of a war powers resolution to help end the attacks.Al…
Common Dreams · April 9, 2026
In Illinois, a Deluge of Corporate PAC Ads Sold Populism. Wait, What?Tuesday’s Illinois election yielded unexpected headlines, like “Special-Interest Super PACs Underperform in Illinois” and “Progressive Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic Senate primary race.” Billionaire-funded super PACs lost three out of five hotly c…
The New Republic · March 18, 2026
Progressive firebrand concedes in cliffhanger North Carolina congressional primary battle with incumbent DemProgressive challenger Nida Allam conceded the narrow North Carolina congressional Democratic primary to Rep. Valerie Foushee by 1%.
Fox News · March 5, 2026
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