Money near voteshigh
$1.4M
378 contributions within 30 days of 104 votes
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Valerie Jean Foushee is an American politician serving since 2023 as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 50th district in 2012 and was appointed to represent the 23rd senatorial district in 2013.
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125 votes · cycle 2026 · Mar 30, 2026
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Funding Transparency
Moderate concern$2,624,081 in outside spending on record.
Vote Independence
Minor flagsVotes with Democrats 98% of the time — 4 breaks from the majority across 199 roll calls.
Timing Patterns
Significant concern$139,365 in contributions landed within 30 days of 104 congressional votes.
Lobby Influence
Moderate concernGovernment Operations, Education, Finance & Banking appear in both lobbying filings and campaign contributions — $49,010 in overlapping funding across 158 lobbying filings.
Peer Standing
Moderate concernOutlier among House Democrat (n=302) on Outside spend ratio — max deviation 5.7 sigma from peer average.
Stands out from peers
mediumCompared to 302 other House Democrat members
$1.4M
378 contributions within 30 days of 104 votes
Outside spending
medium20 filings — 13 support, 7 oppose
$2,624,081 in outside spending on record.
Party alignment
How often this politician sides with their party on roll calls where the party mostly agreed.
Legislative focus
Funding sources
Lobbying activity
680clients
680 bill references on record · 680 linked to specific bills
Alliance For Water Efficiency
Filed by Pedro Pedroza Rodriguez
American Institutes For Research (Air)
Filed by The 51 Group, Llc
American Kratom Association
Filed by Lobbyit.Com
American Kratom Association
Filed by Penn Avenue Partners
American Kratom Association
Filed by The Majority Group, LLC
American Kratom Association
Filed by Upstream Consulting, Inc.
American Kratom Association
Filed by Downs Government Affairs
American Superconductor
Filed by Sbl Strategies, Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Pike Associates Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Florida Sugar Cane League
Source: federal lobbying disclosures and congressional vote records.
127 bills voted on · 21 lobbied
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abigail Davis Spanberger
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Smith
+529 more
Lobbied by
American Kratom Association
American Superconductor
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Coalition For Student Opportunity And Success
+9 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abigail Davis Spanberger
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Smith
+435 more
Lobbied by
American Institutes For Research (Air)
City Of Lakeville, Mn
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
National Council For Community And Education Partnerships
+2 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+433 more
Lobbied by
Electra Aero, Inc.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Inc.
Lektro, Inc.
Leupold & Stevens
+2 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+428 more
Lobbied by
American Superconductor
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Electra Aero, Inc.
Skyship Services Inc.
+1 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+534 more
Lobbied by
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Exelixis, Inc.
National Association Of Small Trucking Companies
Rtx Corporation And Affiliates (Fkaraytheon Technologies Corporation)
+1 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+435 more
Lobbied by
Balanced Rock Power
City Of Santa Clara
Hill East Group On Behalf Of Airports Council International - North America
Veterans Guardian Va Claim Consulting
+1 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+528 more
Lobbied by
Bb Living
City Of Santa Clara
Dignitymoves
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+432 more
Lobbied by
Competitive Markets Action, Inc.
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam Gray
Adam Smith
+428 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abigail Davis Spanberger
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Smith
+434 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
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Sources and notes
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