U.S. House candidate · North Carolina 9th District
Richard Hudson
Overview
Poliscope ↗$3.22M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$62K
Outside opposition
90%
Small-dollar share
60%
In-state share
10
Flags
Richard L. Hudson Jr. is a Republican Representative from NC (District 09). Jr.'s campaign has raised $3.2 million from 613 donors. Funding includes 0.9% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 57.7% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Legal Services, Real Estate. Campaign committees include HUDSON FOR CONGRESS, TEAM HUDSON.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $3,300 (2024)
- Ben Horowitz gave $3,300 (2024)
Backed by Paul Singer
- Paul Singer gave $7,000 (2026)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $11,010 (2024)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $9,950 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $9,900 (2024)
Health care industry money
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals is the candidate's #1 donor sector ($137K from individual donors)
Real estate money
- Real Estate is the candidate's #3 donor sector ($100K from individual donors)
Union PAC money
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 1 gift or travel filing
Small-dollar funded
- 90% small-dollar
Money
Poliscope ↗$3.22M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$910K
From individuals
$214K unitemized
$1.61M
From PACs
613
Donors
avg $1,616
79%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2012 979 donors$1.62M
- 2014 756 donors$1.51M
- 2016 901 donors$2.10M
- 2018 1,058 donors$2.50M
- 2020 1,624 donors$4.18M
- 2022 1,230 donors$3.12M
- 2024 1,548 donors$3.95M
- 2026 1,007 donors$3.22M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 537 gifts · 87%$19K
- $200-$499 52 gifts · 61%$14K
- $500-$999 149 gifts · 3%$75K
- $1,000-$2,899 249 gifts · 16%$357K
- $2,900+ 225 gifts · 79%$1.76M
- Refunds / negative records 33 gifts$-53K
Top donor industries and employers
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 30 gifts$137K
- Legal Services 50 gifts$113K
- Real Estate 36 gifts$100K
- Finance & Investment 19 gifts$58K
- Manufacturing 5 gifts$25K
- Business & Professional Services 8 gifts$17K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 6 gifts$10K
- Education 7 gifts$9K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 2 gifts$8K
- Transportation 1 gifts$7K
- Agriculture 21 gifts$7K
- Insurance 41 gifts$5K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 2 gifts$5K
- Communications & Media 3 gifts$4K
- Construction 12 gifts$4K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVES, WALLACE | individual | SC | $100,000 | — | 1 |
| ALLISON, DENNIS KEITH | individual | NC | $50,000 | — | 2 |
| WARLICK, ANDERSON D | individual | NC | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| PARRISH, R DOYLE | individual | NC | $50,000 | — | 2 |
| CURRIE, NEILL | individual | FL | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| HENDRICK, JOSEPH RIDDICK | individual | NC | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| CHARLES, DAVID | individual | TX | $32,200 | — | 2 |
| HODGKIN, JAY G. | individual | NC | $31,000 | — | 3 |
| BARNHILL, ROBERT E. | individual | AZ | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| France, James C. | individual | FL | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| SMITH, EDDIE C. | individual | NC | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| MORRIS, JON L. | individual | NC | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| MORGAN, NICHOLAS | individual | IL | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| PACE, PETER | individual | NC | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| LONGO, DAVID | individual | NC | $25,000 | — | 1 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. PAC | MA | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 5 |
| KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) | KS | $10,000 | 3 |
| FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) | AZ | $10,000 | 3 |
| CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION | CA | $10,000 | 3 |
| CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC) | NV | $10,000 | 1 |
| COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL | PA | $10,000 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- NC 60% · home state$1.34M
- FL 8%$178K
- TX 7%$151K
- SC 5%$112K
- VA 4%$96K
- DC 2%$46K
- MI 2%$41K
- NY 2%$37K
- CA 1%$32K
- OH 1%$31K
- CT 1%$27K
- NH 96%$22K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB PAC C00492140 | Oppose | $62K 3 filings | — |
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,871 roll calls on record: 862 yea, 376 nay, 51 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2555 | Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Education | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 1481 | Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas. | cosponsor | Congress | Aug 13, 2026 | — |
| 7008 | Stop Insider Trading Act | cosponsor | Congress | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1455 | Honoring and commending the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. | cosponsor | Sports and Recreation | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9909 | Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Test, Evaluation, and Training Corridor Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 1449 | Expressing support for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, to be held in the District of Columbia in August 2026. | cosponsor | Congress | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 3491 | DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 9237 | Take Care of America’s Veterans Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 1181 | Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9680 | Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance Act | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 9535 | Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 1395 | Support for the designation of the week of June 29 through July 4, 2026, as "National Tire Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Tire Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper tire care and maintenance. | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Jun 29, 2026 | — |
| 9521 | Broadband Infrastructure Extension Act | cosponsor | Science, Technology, Communications | Jun 29, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON FOR CONGRESS | C00504522 | H / P | principal | $18.8M |
| TEAM HUDSON | C00548818 | N / J | jfc | $3.15M |
Terms in Congress
| end | fax | url | type | party | phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-03 | 704-782-1004 | http://hudson.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3715 |
| 2017-01-03 | 704-782-1004 | http://hudson.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3715 |
| 2019-01-03 | 704-782-1004 | https://hudson.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3715 |
| 2021-01-03 | — | https://hudson.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3715 |
| 2023-01-03 | — | https://hudson.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3715 |
| 2025-01-03 | — | https://hudson.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3715 |
| 2027-01-03 | 202-225-4036 | https://hudson.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3715 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | travel | Republican Main Street Partnership | Greece (Apr 11, 2025 – Apr 18, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Legal Services, Real Estate, Finance & Investment, Manufacturing. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | NC | 09 | H2NC08185 | $3.22M |
| 2024 | House | NC | 09 | H2NC08185 | $3.95M |
| 2022 | House | NC | 09 | H2NC08185 | $3.12M |
| 2020 | House | NC | 08 | H2NC08185 | $4.18M |
| 2018 | House | NC | 08 | H2NC08185 | $2.50M |
| 2016 | House | NC | 08 | H2NC08185 | $2.10M |
| 2014 | House | NC | 08 | H2NC08185 | $1.51M |
| 2012 | House | NC | 08 | H2NC08185 | $1.62M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.