Valerie P. Foushee
DemocratU.S. Representative, NC-4| Age | 70 (b. 1956-05-07) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Black/African American |
| Religion | Baptist (First Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, NC) |
| Education | B.A. in Political Science and African-American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2008); graduated Chapel Hill High School (1974) |
| Prior occupation | Administrator/staff member, Chapel Hill Police Department (1987–2008); school board member; county commissioner |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Marital status | Married — Stanley Foushee |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1997 |
| Previous offices | Member, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education (1997–2004); Chair (2001–2003) · Member, Orange County Board of Commissioners (2004–2012); Chair (2008–2010) · Member, North Carolina House of Representatives, District 50 (January–September 2013) · Member, North Carolina Senate, District 23 (2013–2022) |
| Committees | House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Ranking Member, Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee; member, Energy Subcommittee) · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Aviation Subcommittee; Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Black Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (associate member) · Congressional Equality Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus |
| Leadership | Regional Whip, House Democratic Caucus, Region 7 (appointed January 2025) |
| Ideology | Progressive Democrat; cosponsored the Green New Deal, Medicare for All Act, and Block the Bombs Act; faced 2026 primary challenge from her left on Israel policy |
| Signature legislation | IMPACT Act 2.0 (bipartisan; low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt production) · State and Local Public Sector Innovation Act (technology modernization grants for local governments) · Block the Bombs Act (cosponsor; restricts weapons sales to Israel) · Green New Deal Resolution (cosponsor) · Medicare for All Act (cosponsor) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill (employees) ($15,390) · Eli Lilly (PAC/employees) ($2,500) · GlaxoSmithKline (PAC/employees) ($2,500) · Merck (PAC/employees) ($2,500) · Truist Financial (PAC/employees) ($2,500)
Top industries: Pharmaceuticals/Health Products · Railroads · Defense/Aerospace · Education (Universities) · Real Estate · Financial Services/Banking · Labor/Public Employees
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.