About
Foushee, Valerie Paige a Representative from North Carolina; born in Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C., May 7, 1956; graduated from Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1974; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 2008; staff, Chapel Hill, N.C., police department, 1987-2008; member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City board of education, 1997-2004, chair, 2001-2003; member of the Orange County, N.C., board of commissioners, 2004-2012; chair, 2008-2010; member of the North Carolina state house of representatives, 2013; member of the North Carolina state senate, 2013-2022; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2023-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 632 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.0% — Voted against their own party majority 0 of 595 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
113 — Attracted 113 cosponsors across 36 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
16 — Attracted 16 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
472 — 472 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
67 — 67 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
The low-profile Democrat helping shape her party’s AI agenda
Politico · Oct 2, 2026
Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF): New Coalition Calls for Companies to be Held Accountable for Online Scam Epidemic that AI is Turbocharging; PSA Unveiled
PR Newswire · Oct 1, 2026
AI, spending, Medicare for All: What 4th district candidates would tackle first
Raleigh News & Observer · Sep 28, 2026
$4,000 Tariff Rebate Proposed for Americans: Who Could Get It
Newsweek · Sep 21, 2026
Dems Want to Regulate AI. But Will AI Money Divide Them?
The New Republic · Sep 11, 2026