Representative · North Carolina's 9th district

Richard Hudson

Richard Hudson is a Republican representative for North Carolina's 9th district, in Congress since 2013. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 8, and cast 460 of 467 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2013
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6751.2%8 of 675 · rank 294 of 43999%460 of 467 · rank 197 of 439171 became law6%11 of 174
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2223.8%46 of 1,222 · rank 136 of 44295%778 of 821 · rank 299 of 442250 became law12%36 of 291
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9971.8%18 of 997 · rank 147 of 44395%536 of 566 · rank 365 of 443280 became law32%106 of 330

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.52+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
    Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 175–254· Against party
  2. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  3. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
  4. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party
  5. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party
  6. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–299· Against party
  7. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 124–303· Against party
  8. H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–268· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. 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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

70 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced5781%
  2. Reported by committee45.7%
  3. Passed one chamber710%
  4. Passed both chambers11.4%
  5. Became law11.4%

Policy areas

  1. Health22
  2. Science, Technology, Communications9
  3. Congress7
  4. Armed Forces and National Security6
  5. Crime and Law Enforcement6
  6. Energy6
  7. Transportation and Public Works3
  8. Environmental Protection2

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10159 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans’ State home, and for other purposes.
    Passed both chambers· Armed Forces and National Security· Sep 29, 2026
  2. H.R. 2196 National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act
    Became law· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 11, 2026
  3. H.R. 1004 Love Lives On Act of 2025
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Mar 26, 2026
  4. H.R. 7181 Replacement Parts Availability Act
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· Jan 21, 2026
  5. H.R. 7136 Special Operator Protection Act of 2026
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Jan 16, 2026
  6. H.R. 6505 Next Generation 9–1–1 Act
    Introduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Jan 15, 2026
  7. H.R. 3668 Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
    Passed one chamber· Energy· Dec 15, 2025
  8. H.R. 38 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
    Reported by committee· Crime and Law Enforcement· Oct 3, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to North Carolina's 9th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$734.9M
Per resident
$945
Rank in North Carolina
3 of 14
Contract actions
22.7K
New awards: 20.9K

By fiscal year

  1. 1.1BFY2017
  2. 1.7BFY2018
  3. 1.6BFY2019
  4. 1.6BFY2020
  5. 1.4BFY2021
  6. 1.5BFY2022
  7. 1.7BFY2023
  8. 1.7BFY2024
  9. 1.2BFY2025
  10. 734.9MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Army$279.2M38%
    Department of Defense
  2. Federal Acquisition Service$272.2M37%
    General Services Administration
  3. U.S. Special Operations Command$110.3M15%
    Department of Defense
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$60.7M8.3%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs$34.1M4.6%
  6. Department of the Air Force$22.5M3.1%
    Department of Defense
  7. Defense Health Agency$15.6M2.1%
    Department of Defense
  8. U.S. Marshals Service$10.2M1.4%
    Department of Justice

Top recipients

  1. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$131M18%
    2 awards
  2. CACI NSS, LLC$80.1M11%
    1 award
  3. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$73.1M9.9%
    5 awards
  4. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$38M5.2%
    2 awards
  5. CACI, INC. - FEDERAL$33.5M4.6%
    3 awards
  6. V2X SYSTEMS LLC$31.5M4.3%
    1 award
  7. OLD NORTH UTILITY SERVICES, INC.$27.5M3.7%
    1 award
  8. SANDHILLS UTILITY SERVICES, LLC$16.4M2.2%
    30 awards
  9. SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$16M2.2%
    1 award
  10. ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC$13M1.8%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$3.2M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$1.3M
From committees
$1.7M
393 committees
From contractor PACs
$508K
103 PACs · 29% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$10KNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee$10KJOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—
corning incorporatedcorning incorporated employees political action committee (corepac)$10KCORNING NETOPTIXAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation$10KCHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$713.4K
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)$10KUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$685.7K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee$10KELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$286.4K
duke energy corporationduke energy corporation employee political action committee (dukepac)$10KDUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$17.5M
merck & co., inc.merck & co., inc., employees political action committee (merck pac)$10KMERCK SHARP & DOHME LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$445.3K
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$10KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$3.2M$1.7M$508K103 PACs · 29% of committee money
2024$4M$2M$593.5K114 PACs · 30% of committee money
2022$3.1M$1.5M$370.4K81 PACs · 25% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · North Carolina's 9th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · North Carolina's 9th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · North Carolina's 8th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · North Carolina's 8th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · North Carolina's 8th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · North Carolina's 8th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · North Carolina's 8th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
hudson.house.gov
Phone
202-225-3715
Office
2112 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.