Valerie P. Foushee

Democrat. Trump won North Carolina in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 72; Born May 7, 1956.
Lean: D+23; Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2023; Served since January 3, 2023.
Cash on hand: $49K; $49,354. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Won with 49.2%

March 3. Next: Nida Allam, 48.2%, and one other.

Also on the November ballot: Guy Meilleur (Libertarian).

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC.

Backed an opponent: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party.

None on record: Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville, 1.35 million homes. The district is 22.7% of the market.

2026 primary: $6.1M spent, $48.49 a vote

2024 general: $236K spent, $0.55 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Committees: Transportation and Infrastructure · Science, Space, and Technology

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 71.85%
Victory margin: +45.71 pts
Harris, 2024: 71.83% · +45.30 pts

Margin 0.40 points above Harris. Vote share 0.02 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Eric Blankenburg. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2022	$1.3M	80%	$128K
2024	$695K	48%	$86K

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 6
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 0
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 21
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 4
Conservative average, out of 100: 7.6
Progressive average, out of 100: 99.1 (LCV 100, Progressive Punch 97, Stop Corruption Now 100)
IAP Action score, immigration: -147, rank 400 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.