Valerie Foushee

Valerie Foushee
Valerie Foushee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from North Carolina's 4th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2023
Preceded by	David Price
Member of the North Carolina Senate; from the 23rd district
	In office; September 13, 2013 – January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Eleanor Kinnaird
Succeeded by	Graig Meyer
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 50th district
	In office; January 1, 2013 – September 13, 2013
Preceded by	Bill Faison
Succeeded by	Graig Meyer
Personal details
Born	Valerie Jean Paige; May 7, 1956 (age 68); Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Stanley Fouchee
Children	2
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
Website	House website

Valerie Jean Foushee (née Paige; born May 7, 1956)^[2] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district since 2023. Elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 50th district in 2012, she was appointed to represent the 23rd senatorial district in 2013.^[3]

State legislature

Elected to the House in 2012, Foushee was selected by local Democrats to fill a vacancy in the Senate caused by the resignation of Eleanor Kinnaird in 2013.^[4] During the legislative session beginning in 2015, Foushee was one of 12 African Americans serving in the North Carolina Senate.^[5]

Committees

During the 2021-22 session, Foushee served on the following Standing and Select Committees:^[6]

Appropriations on Education/Higher Education
Appropriations/Base Budget
Commerce and Insurance
Education/Higher Education
Finance
Select Committee on Nominations
State and Local Government

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

On November 8, 2022, Foushee defeated Republican nominee Courtney Geels with 67% of the vote to his 33%.^[7]

Caucus memberships

Committee assignments

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure^[10]
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Electoral history

2022

2022 North Carolina's 4th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee	194,983	67%
	Republican	Courtney Geels	96,442	33%
	Write-in
Total votes			291,425	100%

2022 North Carolina's 4th congressional district Democratic primary^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee	40,531	46.15
	Democratic	Nida Allam	32,424	36.92
	Democratic	Clay Aiken	6,469	7.37
	Democratic	Ashley Ward	4,730	5.39
	Democratic	Richard Watkins III	1,132	1.29
	Democratic	Crystal Cavalier	1,104	1.26
	Democratic	Stephen Valentine	1,004	1.14
	Democratic	Matt Grooms	433	0.49
Total votes			87,827	100.0

2020

2020 North Carolina Senate 23rd district election^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee (incumbent)	88,429	68.31%
	Republican	Tom Glendinning	41,016	31.69%
Total votes			129,445	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 North Carolina Senate 23rd district election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie P. Foushee (incumbent)	73,332	71.29%
	Republican	Tom Glendinning	29,530	28.71%
Total votes			102,862	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 North Carolina Senate 23rd district election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie P. Foushee (incumbent)	79,520	68.06%
	Republican	Mary Lopez Carter	37,322	31.94%
Total votes			116,842	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 North Carolina Senate 23rd district election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee (incumbent)	53,652	68.20%
	Republican	Mary Lopez-Carter	25,021	31.80%
Total votes			78,673	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee	24,806	55.04%
	Republican	Rod Chaney	20,266	44.96%
Total votes			45,072	100%
	Democratic hold

2012 North Carolina House of Represesntatives 50th district Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee	11,351	80.53
	Democratic	Travis A. Phelps	2,744	19.47
Total votes			14,095	100.0

References

^ "North Carolina Sponsor Senator Valerie Jean Foushee [D]".
^ "Valerie Foushee". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ Baumgartner Vaughan, Dawn (May 17, 2022). "Valerie Foushee wins US House District 4 Democratic primary election". Raleigh News and Observer. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ Ball, Billy (September 11, 2013). "Rep. Valerie Foushee selected to replace Sen. Ellie Kinnaird". INDY Week. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ "Senator Foushee Committees". North Carolina Legislature. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
^ McConnell, Brighton (November 9, 2022). "Valerie Foushee Elected to Congress, Will Succeed Retiring Rep. Price". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "Progressive Caucus". Progressive Caucus. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "Endorsed Candidates". NewDem Action Fund. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^ "https://twitter.com/ValerieFoushee/status/1618732639493689344". Twitter. Retrieved January 28, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ "05/17/2022 UNOFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "11/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. February 3, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 27, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. December 13, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "11/04/2014 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 25, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "11/06/2012 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 16, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "05/08/2012 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

External links

Congresswoman Valerie Foushee official U.S. House website
Valerie Foushee for Congress campaign website

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart

North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Bill Faison	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 50th district 2013	Succeeded by Graig Meyer
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by Eleanor Kinnaird	Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 23rd district 2013–2023	Succeeded by Graig Meyer
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by David Price	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th congressional district 2023–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Mike Ezell	United States representatives by seniority 382nd	Succeeded by Maxwell Frost

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[1] "North Carolina Sponsor Senator Valerie Jean Foushee [D]".

[2] "Valerie Foushee". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[3] Baumgartner Vaughan, Dawn (May 17, 2022). "Valerie Foushee wins US House District 4 Democratic primary election". Raleigh News and Observer. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[4] Ball, Billy (September 11, 2013). "Rep. Valerie Foushee selected to replace Sen. Ellie Kinnaird". INDY Week. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[ncleg.net-5] "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved February 27, 2016.

[6] "Senator Foushee Committees". North Carolina Legislature. Retrieved May 19, 2021.

[7] McConnell, Brighton (November 9, 2022). "Valerie Foushee Elected to Congress, Will Succeed Retiring Rep. Price". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[8] "Progressive Caucus". Progressive Caucus. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[9] "Endorsed Candidates". NewDem Action Fund. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[10] "https://twitter.com/ValerieFoushee/status/1618732639493689344". Twitter. Retrieved January 28, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[11] "05/17/2022 UNOFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[12] "11/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. February 3, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[13] "11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 27, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[14] "11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. December 13, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[15] "11/04/2014 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 25, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[16] "11/06/2012 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 16, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[17] "05/08/2012 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

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v t e North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Thom Tillis (R) ▌Ted Budd (R)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Don Davis (D) ▌Deborah Ross (D) ▌Greg Murphy (R) ▌Valerie Foushee (D) ▌Virginia Foxx (R) ▌Kathy Manning (D) ▌David Rouzer (R) ▌Dan Bishop (R) ▌Richard Hudson (R) ▌Patrick McHenry (R) ▌Chuck Edwards (R) ▌Alma Adams (D) ▌Wiley Nickel (D) ▌Jeff Jackson (D)