Representative · North Carolina's 4th district
Valerie P. Foushee
Valerie P. Foushee is a Democratic representative for North Carolina's 4th district, in Congress since 2023. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 13, and cast 460 of 460 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2023
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
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.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 1.9%13 of 675 · rank 211 of 439 | 100%460 of 460 · rank 1 of 439 | 380 became law | 16%77 of 493 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 3.4%41 of 1,222 · rank 159 of 442 | 100%830 of 833 · rank 10 of 442 | 90 became law | 17%61 of 361 |
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.
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.
- Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- 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.
47 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced47100%
Policy areas
- Science, Technology, Communications12
- Education6
- Health6
- Crime and Law Enforcement5
- Transportation and Public Works4
- Armed Forces and National Security3
- Energy2
- Animals1
Latest activity
- H.R. 10494 American Tariff Rebate ActIntroduced· Taxation· Sep 17, 2026
- H.R. 10433 SAFE Platforms ActIntroduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Sep 16, 2026
- 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 expanding the safe and effective use of reprocessed single-use devices, and for other purposes.Introduced· Health· Aug 13, 2026
- H.R. 9956 Seizure Safe Schools Act of 2026Introduced· Education· Jul 27, 2026
- H.R. 9903 Stop Prison Price Gouging Act of 2026Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Jul 23, 2026
- H.Res. 1448 Expressing support for the designation of August 1 as "National Woman Astronomers Day".Introduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Jul 22, 2026
- H.R. 9852 Slow Down ActIntroduced· Transportation and Public Works· Jul 22, 2026
- H.R. 9677 Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026Introduced· Housing and Community Development· Jul 14, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to North Carolina's 4th 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
- $1.1B
- Per resident
- $1,465
- Rank in North Carolina
- 1 of 14
- Contract actions
- 45K
- New awards: 41.3K
By fiscal year
- 1.4BFY2017
- 1.3BFY2018
- 1.3BFY2019
- 1.5BFY2020
- 1.3BFY2021
- 2.8BFY2022
- 1.3BFY2023
- 1.6BFY2024
- 1.3BFY2025
- 1.1BFY2026
Top buyers
- Federal Acquisition Service$266.8M24%General Services Administration
- National Institutes of Health$202.7M18%Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Veterans Affairs$100.9M8.9%
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Environmental Protection Agency$69.9M6.2%
- Agency for International Development$44.3M3.9%
Top recipients
- RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$247.9M22%193 awards
- LC INDUSTRIES INC$123.4M11%38,692 awards
- 8 awards
- SALIENT CRGT, INC.$73.3M6.5%1 award
- DUKE UNIVERSITY$55M4.9%72 awards
- SEQIRUS INC$48.2M4.3%7 awards
- FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL$46.6M4.1%13 awards
- 18 awards
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC$39.7M3.5%26 awards
- SIGO VALIANT JV II LLC$23M2.0%1 award
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
- $912K
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $47.8K
- From committees
- $521.6K
- 187 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $94K
- 40 PACs · 18% of committee money
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3m company3m company pac | $7,000 | 3M COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $28.7M |
| international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee | $5,000 | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization | — |
| eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee | $5,000 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $286.4K |
| northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac | $5,000 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $1.1B |
| l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac | $5,000 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $115.4M |
| caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac) | $5,000 | CATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $188.3M |
| google llcgoogle llc netpac | $5,000 | GOOGLE LLCAI match · 94% · the same organization | $9.1M |
| honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac) | $4,000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $260.5M |
| amgen inc.amgen inc. political action committee | $3,500 | AMGEN INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization | $0 |
| novartis corporationnovartis corporation political action committee | $3,000 | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $36.2M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $912K | $521.6K | $94K40 PACs · 18% of committee money |
| 2024 | $695.1K | $343.7K | $43.5K19 PACs · 13% of committee money |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $247.1K | $2,5001 PACs · 1% 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.
- House · North Carolina's 4th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · North Carolina's 4th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- foushee.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-1784
- Office
- 2452 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.