U.S. House candidate · North Carolina 4th District
Valerie Foushee
Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.05M
Raised this cycle
2025–26 · FEC
$2.36M
Outside support
+ $11K in 24/48-hour notices
$242K
Outside opposition
11%
Small-dollar share
80%
In-state share
7
Flags
Raised and spent are the FEC's official 2025–26 totals through Oct 14, 2026. Poliscope, which supplies the donor, PAC and sector breakdowns on this page, has not loaded the latest report yet and shows $912K raised through Jun 30, 2026, so those breakdowns cover an earlier period.
Valerie Foushee is a Democratic Representative from NC (District 04). Foushee's campaign has raised $912K from 408 donors. Funding includes 11.3% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 79.9% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include OPENAI, DUKE UNIVERSITY, UNC CHAPEL HILL. Campaign committees include FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS.
Backed byProvisional
AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $1 (2024)
AI-regulation super PACs
- JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC spent $1,612,658 supporting
End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $1,000 (2024)
Opposed byProvisional
Justice Democrats
- JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC spent $218,400 opposing
Industry moneyProvisional
Union PAC
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $1,000 (2026)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $1,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $4,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
Realtors PAC
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $6,000 (2024)
Records
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 2 gift or travel filings
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Money
Poliscope ↗$1.05M
Total raised
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026
$408K
From individuals
$86K unitemized
$490K
From PACs
408
Donors
avg $280
17%
Large-donor share
$0
Self-funding
personal-funds loans made in 2025–26
By election cycle
- 2022 996 donors$1.25M
- 2024 494 donors$695K
- 2026 596 donors$912K
Contribution sizes
- <$200 581 gifts · 9%$25K
- $200-$499 196 gifts · 17%$49K
- $500-$999 154 gifts · 27%$78K
- $1,000-$2,899 71 gifts · 28%$80K
- $2,900+ 15 gifts · 18%$53K
Top donor sectorsProvisional
- OPENAI 2 gifts$7K
- DUKE UNIVERSITY 15 gifts$6K
- UNC CHAPEL HILL 21 gifts$5K
- BIOASSET ADVISORS 12 gifts$4K
- FCR INC 1 gifts$4K
- IPAS 5 gifts$4K
- MANNING & ASSOCIATES, PLLC 1 gifts$4K
- STACEY MINDICH PRODUCTIONS LLC 1 gifts$4K
- APCO WORLDWIDE 5 gifts$3K
- PICA 1 gifts$3K
- APCO 4 gifts$2K
- BERMAN ENTERPRISES 3 gifts$2K
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY 4 gifts$2K
- AT&T 2 gifts$2K
- CAROLINA SOLAR ENERGY LLC 1 gifts$2K
Top donor employersProvisional
Individual contributions grouped by the employer donors list on their filings.
- OPENAI 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- DUKE UNIVERSITY 8 donors · 15 gifts$6K
- UNC CHAPEL HILL 5 donors · 21 gifts$5K
- BIOASSET ADVISORS 1 donors · 12 gifts$4K
- FCR INC 1 donors · 1 gifts$4K
- IPAS 1 donors · 5 gifts$4K
- MANNING & ASSOCIATES, PLLC 1 donors · 1 gifts$4K
- STACEY MINDICH PRODUCTIONS LLC 1 donors · 1 gifts$4K
- APCO WORLDWIDE 1 donors · 5 gifts$3K
- PICA 1 donors · 1 gifts$3K
- APCO 1 donors · 4 gifts$2K
- BERMAN ENTERPRISES 1 donors · 3 gifts$2K
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY 1 donors · 4 gifts$2K
- AT&T 2 donors · 2 gifts$2K
- CAROLINA SOLAR ENERGY LLC 1 donors · 1 gifts$2K
Top contributorsProvisional
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, LAUREN | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BILLS, STEVEN | individual | OH | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MARKOV, TODOR | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| IRELAND, LORI A | individual | NC | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| BROMER, RUTH | individual | NC | $4,350 | — | 6 |
| PARKER, MICHAEL G. | individual | NC | $3,880 | — | 12 |
| COBY, JONATHAN | individual | NC | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| PERRY, ROGER L. | individual | NC | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| GARRETT, MICHAEL | individual | AL | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| DAVID, TERRY | individual | NC | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| MANNING, KATHY | individual | NC | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| BURROUGHS, MARIANNA DAY | individual | NC | $3,500 | — | 5 |
| HALIS, JEFFREY | individual | NY | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| MINDICH, ERIC | individual | NY | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| MINDICH, STACEY | individual | NY | $3,500 | — | 1 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND | DC | $10,500 | 5 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
| MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NC | $7,500 | 3 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
| ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN | DC | $7,000 | 5 |
| 3M COMPANY PAC | MN | $7,000 | 3 |
| NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $6,500 | 3 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) | IL | $6,000 | 4 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERAL | NC | $6,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $5,500 | 2 |
| NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $5,000 | 1 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) | TX | $5,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- NC 80% · home state$228K
- CA 7%$21K
- DC 5%$13K
- NY 4%$11K
- MD 1%$4K
- FL 1%$3K
- OH 39%$1K
- VA 35%$1K
- MA 34%$975
- SC 26%$750
- AZ 18%$500
- IL 18%$500
How the campaign spends
FEC ↗FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS: $893K across 446 operating expenditures, Jan 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. FEC Schedule B.
Top payees
| Payee | State | Purposes | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD TOWN MEDIA LLC | VA | advertising | $288,865 | 5 |
| THE PIVOT GROUP, INC. | VA | printing | $103,487 | 7 |
| LARSEN, EMMA | NC | fundraising consulting · general campaign consulting · management services | $75,000 | 16 |
| SB DIGITAL INC. | DC | digital consulting · advertising · text messaging services | $68,500 | 24 |
| ALG POLLING, INC. D/B/A IMPACT RESEARCH, INC. | AL | polling | $53,900 | 1 |
| GUSTO | CA | payroll taxes · payroll - see memo items · payroll fees | $44,561 | 73 |
| ZAMANI, JASMINE | VA | fundraising consulting · reimbursement - see below if itemized | $42,263 | 17 |
| NGP VAN | PA | software | $41,178 | 14 |
| ACUITY POLITICS, LLC | DC | compliance services · subscriptions | $35,296 | 17 |
| HM CONSULTING | MD | fundraising consulting · catering · office supplies | $15,714 | 10 |
| ADKINS, ELIZABETH | NC | salary · reimbursement - see below if itemized | $13,969 | 32 |
| ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES | MA | merchant fees | $13,859 | 72 |
By stated purpose
- advertising 9 payments$306K
- printing 14 payments$109K
- fundraising consulting 26 payments$87K
- polling 1 payments$54K
- digital consulting 16 payments$46K
- software 14 payments$41K
- general campaign consulting 5 payments$37K
- salary 52 payments$36K
- compliance services 16 payments$35K
- payroll - see memo items 25 payments$33K
- merchant fees 81 payments$14K
- media production 1 payments$14K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC C00928374 | Support | $1.61M 5 filings | AI-regulation super PACs | — |
| ARTICLE ONE PAC C00931774 | Support | $600K 1 filing | — | |
| JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC C00630665 | Oppose | $218K 4 filings | Justice Democrats | — |
| ROLLING SEA ACTION FUND C00844530 | Support | $150K 2 filings | — | |
| CITIZENS AGAINST AIPAC CORRUPTION C00879080 | Oppose | $24K 3 filings | — | |
| SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION C00483693 | Support | $10 1 filing | — |
Since the latest regular reports
Reported in 24/48-hour notices; may overlap periodic reports. Late spending is reported in 24- and 48-hour notices before it appears in a regular report; these amounts are shown separately and are not included in the totals above.
| Spender | Stance | In notices | Dated after |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCE NORTH CAROLINA C90016783 | Support | $11K 3 notices, latest Feb 28, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,917 roll calls on record: 701 yea, 980 nay, 54 not voting.
1000 of 1000
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Yea | Passed 401–14 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 9497 Water Resources Development Act of 2026 | Yea | Passed 415–9 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Yea | Passed 417–3 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision". | Nay | Passed 214–208 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 10326 PROOF Act | Nay | Passed 217–207 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026 | Nay | Passed 352–72 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 5334 Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | Nay | Passed 262–159 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. | Yea | Passed 220–204 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision". | Nay | Passed 216–211 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Yea | Passed 408–17 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025 | Yea | Passed 343–79 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4646 Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 | Yea | Passed 424–0 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 8278 Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act | Yea | Passed 417–7 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2978 GUARD Act | Yea | Passed 414–7 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1530 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision''; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5334) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes. | No | Passed 214–211 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1530 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision''; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5334) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes. | Nay | Passed 214–208 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1486 Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. | Nay | Passed 232–147 | |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026 | Yea | Passed 345–60 | |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025 | Yea | Passed 371–33 | |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026 | Nay | Passed 237–169 | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 1501 Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 | Nay | Passed 218–201 | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. | Nay | Failed 212–206 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 1498 In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards. | Yea | Passed 413–2 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 9436 Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 | Nay | Passed 219–196 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 9436 Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 | Yea | Failed 202–212 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10525 | Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026 | cosponsor | — | Sep 21, 2026 | — |
| 10515 | To establish a human-centered Federal framework for artificial intelligence in education and the workforce, promote the ethical and responsible teaching and learning of artificial intelligence, provide for equitable access to artificial intelligence-ready workforce development, safeguard student and worker data privacy, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Sep 21, 2026 | — |
| 979 | AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Science, Technology, Communications | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 1266 | Combating Illicit Xylazine Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 1547 | Recognizing the importance of diapers to infant health and family well-being, and expressing support for the designation of the week of September 14-20, 2026, as "National Diaper Need Awareness Week". | cosponsor | — | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 10159 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans’ State home, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Sep 15, 2026 | — |
| 1528 | Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September, 2026, as "National Suicide Prevention Month" as well as September 10, 2026, as "World Suicide Prevention Day". | cosponsor | Health | Sep 10, 2026 | — |
| 10173 | NSF REU Act of 2026 | cosponsor | — | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 10044 | AI Tax and Work Protection Act | cosponsor | Taxation | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9983 | Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 30, 2026 | — |
| 9971 | Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act | cosponsor | Education | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9959 | Green New Deal for Public Schools Act | cosponsor | Education | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9898 | Transportation for Reentry Act | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 8205 | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9941 | Right to IVF Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | C00794727 | H / P | principal | $2.44M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | https://foushee.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-1784 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://foushee.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-1784 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: OPENAI, DUKE UNIVERSITY, UNC CHAPEL HILL, BIOASSET ADVISORS, FCR INC. 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 | 04 | H2NC06114 | $912K |
| 2024 | House | NC | 04 | H2NC06114 | $695K |
| 2022 | House | NC | 04 | H2NC06114 | $1.25M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Oct 25, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.