Valerie P. Foushee
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, North Carolina District 4 (since 2023)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative
Background
- B.A. in political science and African-American studies, UNC-Chapel Hill (2008). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Worked for the Chapel Hill Police Department, 1987-2008. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board, 1997-2004; Orange County Board of Commissioners, 2004-2012. source: en.wikipedia.org
- N.C. House of Representatives, 2013; N.C. Senate, 2013-2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. House, North Carolina's 4th District, since January 2023; won the March 2026 Democratic primary. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- "Strong public schools, good-paying jobs, and communities where everyone has a fair shot" source: valeriefoushee.com
- Making life more affordable for North Carolina families source: valeriefoushee.com
- Health care and reproductive freedom (listed issue areas) source: valeriefoushee.com
- Democracy (listed issue area) source: valeriefoushee.com
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