Valerie Foushee | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district | |
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 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Stanley Foushee |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ( BA) |
Website | House website |
Valerie Jean Foushee ( /fuˈʃiː/ foo-SHEE; née Paige; born May 7, 1956) [1] [2] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district since 2023 as a member of the Democratic Party. 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]
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]
During the 2021-22 session, Foushee served on the following Standing and Select Committees: [6]
On November 8, 2022, Foushee defeated Republican nominee Courtney Geels with 67% of the vote to her 33%. [7]
Foushee voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. [13] [14] In March 2024, she flew to Israel as part of a trip organized by AIPAC to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu. [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Valerie Foushee | 194,983 | 66.9 | |
Republican | Courtney Geels | 96,442 | 33.1 | |
Total votes | 291,425 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Valerie Foushee | 24,806 | 55.04% | |
Republican | Rod Chaney | 20,266 | 44.96% | |
Total votes | 45,072 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Valerie Foushee | 11,351 | 80.53 | |
Democratic | Travis A. Phelps | 2,744 | 19.47 | |
Total votes | 14,095 | 100.0 |
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