North Carolina — 4th District

Valerie Foushee

Supports progressive taxation and anti-price-gouging

Foushee advocates for lowering everyday costs by opposing tariffs and corporate price gouging while expanding housing affordability. She supports a progressive tax framework that raises corporate tax rates, institutes a billionaire minimum tax, and expands the Child Tax Credit for low-income families.

• Supports raising corporate tax rates, increasing capital gains and buyback taxes, and closing the carried interest loophole.
• Proposes a 25% minimum tax rate on households with net worth exceeding $100 million.
• Supports making the Child Tax Credit fully refundable for low-income households and raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
• Opposes tariffs and corporate price gouging on groceries, utilities, and housing.

“Foushee supports a progressive tax system that provides relief for middle and low-income families while increasing taxes on large corporations and high-income earners.”

“In Congress, she is standing up to Trump’s tariffs and taking on corporate price gouging that drives up costs.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports tax elimination and free markets

Ganorkar advocates for sweeping tax reductions, including repealing the 16th Amendment and replacing spending approvals with taxpayer control via tax returns. He proposes eliminating income taxes for seniors over 63, removing capital gains taxes on primary home sales, and eliminating taxes on food and fuel.

• Calls for repealing the 16th Amendment under his MAXtaxotomy proposal to require taxpayer approval for federal spending.
• Proposes eliminating income taxes for individuals over age 63 ('Tax-free at sixty-three').
• Advocates eliminating capital gains taxes on primary home sales and removing taxes on food and fuel.
• Opposes tariffs as hidden taxes on American consumers and importers.

“REPEAL THE SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT”

“Tax-free at sixty-three - eliminate income taxes for individuals over 63, so seniors can enjoy their sunset years with dignity and financial security.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports Medicare for All and ACA expansion

Foushee views healthcare as a universal right and serves as an original co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act. She supports extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, defending Medicaid expansion, and preventing pharmaceutical companies from price-gouging on lifesaving drugs.

• Original co-sponsor of the federal Medicare for All Act.
• Advocates for extending Affordable Care Act subsidies to keep insurance affordable.
• Fought to close the Medicaid coverage gap in North Carolina and defends Medicaid from federal cuts.
• Supports allowing the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices to curb price gouging.

“At the state-level, Valerie fought to expand Medicaid and at the federal level, she is an original co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act.”

“Foushee considers healthcare a universal right.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports healthcare vouchers and market competition

Ganorkar proposes replacing government-run healthcare programs with tax-distributed vouchers that allow citizens to purchase private health insurance. His plan mandates catastrophic coverage, allows insurance purchases across state lines, requires transparent billing, and mandates foreign visitors hold health insurance from their home countries.

• Proposes health insurance vouchers distributed directly to taxpayers through annual tax filings.
• Requires mandatory catastrophic insurance coverage as a minimum standard to protect against bankruptcy.
• Advocates allowing cross-state health insurance sales to drive down costs through market competition.
• Requires legal visitors and illegal immigrants to carry home-country health insurance or have their home governments cover medical costs.

“My healthcare plan puts patients, not bureaucrats, in control by providing healthcare vouchers directly to citizens through the tax-filing process, ensuring the money is in the hands of the people.”

“Americans should be able to purchase insurance from anywhere in the country to increase competition and lower costs.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports codifying federal abortion rights

Foushee considers reproductive freedom a fundamental human right and supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law. She co-sponsors the Women's Health Protection Act, the Right to Contraception Act, and legislation protecting access to IVF and out-of-state abortion care.

• Co-sponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act to codify Roe v. Wade nationally.
• Co-sponsor of the Right to Contraception Act and Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act.
• Supports federal legislation to protect access to IVF and prevent state barriers to out-of-state care.
• Sponsored legislation in the NC Senate to remove state-level barriers to abortion services.

“In Congress, she is working to restore the fundamental right to an abortion and to protect contraceptives and IVF.”

“She believes that the federal government must codify Roe v. Wade to stop state legislatures from passing restrictive and archaic abortion laws.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Opposes abortion with narrow exceptions

Ganorkar opposes abortion based on personal faith and a commitment to defending the unborn, while supporting exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or threat to the mother's life. He believes decisions in those tragic circumstances should remain within the family guided by medical professionals.

• Opposes abortion on personal and religious grounds while supporting protection for unborn children.
• Supports exceptions for rape, incest, and saving the life of the mother.
• Believes exception decisions should be made within families alongside medical guidance.

“My faith discourages abortion, and personally I do not support it; however, in tragic cases such as rape, incest, or when a mother’s life is at risk, I believe these decisions should remain within the family, guided by medical professionals.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports pathway to citizenship and restricting ICE

Foushee supports creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and reducing funding for ICE detention facilities and privatized prisons. She advocates restricting ICE's authority, banning masks on ICE agents, requiring body cameras, and introduced Articles of Impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

• Supports establishing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
• Introduced Articles of Impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and voted against DHS funding containing ICE appropriations.
• Advocates limiting ICE authority, banning masks on agents, requiring body cameras, and ending privatized prisons.
• Voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act and DUI deportation bills.

“In Congress, she is working to limit ICE’s authority and mandate, ban ICE agents from wearing masks, require that they wear body cameras, and crack down on agents who abuse their power or violate people’s rights.”

“Valerie supports creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, ending privatized prisons, and reducing funding for ICE detention facilities and enforcement.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports strict border enforcement and mandatory eVerify

Ganorkar vows to secure national borders, end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants, stop chain migration, and fight sanctuary cities. He advocates mandatory eVerify for employment and rental properties with criminal penalties, alongside a legal embassy-vetted Labor Exchange for seasonal workers.

• Opposes amnesty, chain migration, and birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
• Demands mandatory eVerify for employment and rental properties with financially punitive criminal consequences.
• Proposes a vetted, embassy-based 'Labor Exchange' system for seasonal agricultural, construction, and hospitality workers.
• Requires non-citizens to maintain health insurance from their home country.

“Open borders [equals] open death sentences for Americans.”

“eVerify must be mandatory for employment and rental properties. Violations should have financially punitive criminal punishments.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports universal pre-K and debt-free public higher education

Foushee advocates for strong public education, including universal pre-K and increased federal funding for public schools. She supports cancelling existing student loan debt, making community college tuition-free, and eliminating public 4-year tuition for families earning under $125,000 annually.

• Introduced the Expanding Child Care Act and advocates for universal pre-K.
• Supports cancelling existing federal student loan debt.
• Proposes eliminating tuition at community colleges for all students and at public 4-year universities for families earning under $125,000.
• Demands accountability to restore federal research funding for higher education institutions.

“In Congress, she is fighting to guarantee free, quality universal pre-K to prepare every child for day one of kindergarten and beyond.”

“She is in favor of cancelling existing student loan debt and working to pass legislation that would eliminate the costs of tuition at community colleges for all students, and at all four-year public schools for students whose household income is under $125,000 annually.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports universal school choice and privatizing education

Ganorkar opposes 'zip-code segregation' and advocates breaking public school monopolies by providing tax-funded vouchers directly to parents. He supports privatizing schools, expanding vocational programs, and eliminating the federal Department of Education.

• Advocates for universal school choice vouchers applied through parents' annual tax returns.
• Calls for privatizing schools to increase competition and create diverse learning options.
• Proposes abolishing the federal Department of Education to return decisions to parents and local school boards.
• Supports evaluating school performance through standardized academic testing.

“Education monopoly must be broken so that parents are free to choose the school that best serves them.”

“Education: so that we can get rid of the Department of Education. The control of any child's education should lie with the parents and with the local board.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports expanding voting rights and independent redistricting

Foushee co-sponsors the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and For the People Act to safeguard federal voting access. She supports Independent Redistricting Commissions to eliminate political gerrymandering and voted against the SAVE Act.

• Co-sponsor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and For the People Act.
• Supports creating Independent Redistricting Commissions to ensure nonpartisan legislative maps.
• Sponsored state legislation for automatic voter registration and making Election Day a state holiday.
• Voted Nay on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

“In Congress, Valerie is a proud co-sponsor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act that establishes a new criteria for determining states preclearance before changes to voting practices take effect.”

“Valerie believes that unfettered access to the ballot box and fair districts are the foundation of our democracy.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports strict voter ID and eliminating mail-in voting

Ganorkar considers U.S. elections untrustworthy and calls for strict nationwide election security standards. He advocates mandatory voter ID, single-day paper-ballot elections, voter finger-ink markers, and abolishing mail-in voting, absentee voting, same-day registration, and ballot harvesting.

• Proposes mandatory Voter ID, single-day elections, paper ballots, and finger-ink markers.
• Calls for abolishing mail-in voting, absentee voting, same-day voter registration, and ballot harvesting.
• Advocates technology-free elections with basic scanners only and mandatory voter database updates before every election.
• Supports standard national operating procedures for voting integrity.

“Elections are a joke in the USA. We need to: Make Voter ID Mandatory, Abolish Mail-in Voting, Abolish Absentee Voting, Abolish Same-day Voter Registration, Abolish Ballot Harvesting...”

“In India, they also have voter-IDs, one-day elections, and election-ink markers on voters' fingers to prevent double voting. We need to ask our first-world politicians to stop acting like third-world dictators.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports Green New Deal and clean energy transition

Foushee supports the Green New Deal and serves on the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition. She advocates transitioning away from fossil fuels toward solar and wind, investing in green transit, monitoring PFAS in drinking water, and securing federal rail grants.

• Supports the Green New Deal and transitioning away from fossil fuel dependence.
• Secured a $1 billion DOT grant for the Raleigh-to-Richmond intercity passenger rail route.
• Urged FERC to deny an extension for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate project.
• Sponsored state legislation to clean up coal ash and monitor PFAS in drinking water.

“Foushee is a strong supporter of the Green New Deal and believes that we need to make bold steps to tackle climate change and transition to a clean energy economy.”

“Valerie is working with her colleagues to help transition the United States away from our dependence on fossil fuels while meeting our climate goals and achieving true energy independence.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Opposes green regulations and climate policies

Ganorkar rejects climate change policies as a 'hoax' designed to force socialism and diminish American prosperity. He opposes regulations on fossil fuels, advocates relying on solid science over 'consensus science,' and calls for eliminating energy taxes to lower consumer costs.

• Characterizes climate change policies as a hoax and a gateway to implementing socialism.
• Opposes climate regulations that impact manufacturing, agriculture, and service jobs.
• Calls for eliminating taxes on energy to reduce costs of living.
• Supports solid science over activist consensus science for environmental stewardship.

“Socialism cannot be sold to a prosperous people. They must be made destitute and the climate change hoax is the gateway to socialism.”

“Draconian and regressive climate change policies will have a domino effect on the manufacturing, agriculture, and service sectors of the economy.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports strict gun control measures

Foushee serves on the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and supports reintroducing the federal assault weapons ban. She has signed discharge petitions for universal background checks, bans on high-capacity magazines, bump stock bans, and Ethan's Law.

• Helps lead efforts to reintroduce the federal assault weapons ban.
• Signed discharge petitions for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, Ethan's Law, and bump stock bans.
• Supports local gun buy-back programs, high-capacity magazine bans, and funding for gun violence research.
• Advocates funding for community violence intervention and mental health services.

“In Congress, Valerie is a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. She has helped lead the effort to reintroduce the federal assault weapons ban.”

“Valerie supports local gun buy-back programs, bans on high-capacity magazines, increased funding for mental health services, community violence intervention programs, hunter and gun safety education, and funding for more research.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports nationwide Constitutional Carry and Second Amendment rights

Ganorkar strongly defends Second Amendment rights, asserting that the right to life includes the liberty to carry firearms. He advocates for nationwide Constitutional Carry, making guns and ammunition tax-free, and removing permitting fees.

• Supports nationwide Constitutional Carry ('from sea to shining sea').
• Proposes making firearms and ammunition tax-free and eliminating permit fees.
• Defends constitutional firearm ownership rights without apology or appeasement.
• Attributes gun violence to moral decline and mental health crises rather than firearm availability.

“Thou Shalt Not Infringe On the Second Amendment. The right to LIFE means LIBERTY to carry.”

“Guns and ammunition must be tax-free and permitting must be fee-free.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports comprehensive police and criminal justice reform

Foushee supports comprehensive criminal justice reform, including co-sponsoring the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and the Ending Qualified Immunity Act. She advocates decriminalizing recreational marijuana for adults over 21, ending cash bail, and expanding legal services for low-income individuals.

• Co-sponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and Ending Qualified Immunity Act.
• Supports decriminalizing marijuana possession for adults over 21 and ending cash bail.
• Supports Justice for Incarcerated Moms and legal service access for low-income individuals.
• Works with law enforcement and community groups to improve relations while maintaining officer accountability.

“Valerie supports a comprehensive reform of our criminal justice system, which would include decriminalizing the possession and use of marijuana for people over 21, ending cash bail, and strengthening anti-discrimination laws in our court systems.”

“In Congress, she supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Ending Qualified Immunity Act, Justice for Incarcerated Moms, and programs that help low-income individuals have access to legal services.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports strict law enforcement and workplace anti-bullying reform

Ganorkar emphasizes strict law enforcement, opposing sanctuary cities and 'no-go zones,' while expressing strong support for police and first responders. He also targets supervisor qualified immunity in corporate workplaces to eliminate employee bullying through annual stakeholder reviews.

• Opposes sanctuary cities and supports strong law enforcement against crime.
• Criticizes corporate manager qualified immunity that shields supervisors who bully or falsify performance reviews.
• Proposes yearly stakeholder review ratings (e.g., Google Reviews) allowing employees to override vengeful managers.
• Calls for reforming the DOJ and Supreme Court to stop judicial activism.

“Common sense tells us no one wants to live or invest in unsafe, no-go zones, and sanctuary cities. Crime hurts families, jobs, and our economy.”

“Did you know that supervisors/managers have legal protections called 'qualified immunity?' They can falsify performance reviews, bully, name-call and humiliate employees with no adverse consequences.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports holding executive power accountable

Foushee focuses on executive branch oversight, co-sponsoring legislation and amicus briefs challenging executive overreach. She voted Yea on the Epstein Files Transparency Act to require full DOJ disclosure of investigative records.

• Signed 9 amicus briefs challenging Donald Trump's policies in court and supported impeachment measures.
• Voted Yea on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405).
• Voted Nay on the NORRA of 2025 restricting federal court nationwide injunctions.

“In Congress, Foushee has signed on to nine amicus briefs challenging Trump’s policies in court, supported impeachment legislation, exposed his illegal access to confidential data, and boycotted his joint address to Congress.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports congressional term limits and spending restraints

Ganorkar pledges to limit himself to six terms in the House and supports constitutional term limits (6 terms in House, 2 in Senate). He advocates banning stock trading for members of Congress, ending baseline budgeting, and establishing a Media Accountability Ombudsman.

• Self-imposes a 6-term limit and supports constitutional term limits (6 House terms, 2 Senate terms).
• Calls for banning congressional stock trading and pay-to-play financial deals.
• Proposes ending baseline budgeting and requiring agency budgets 6 months before fiscal year end.
• Proposes a Media Accountability Ombudsman (MAO) to enforce news corrections with equal airtime and 5x advertising penalties.

“Term Limits: 6 terms in the House, 2 terms in the Senate. No Stock Trading: Members of Congress shouldn’t profit from inside access.”

“MAO stands for Media Accountability Ombudsman, a position to ensure that media reporting is fair and accurate.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports bipartisan defense authorization and global stability

Foushee voted Yea on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. She supports international trade and environmental cooperation while standing up to unilateral tariffs that drive up prices.

• Voted Yea on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
• Opposes broad tariffs that function as consumer taxes on everyday goods.

“In Congress, she is standing up to Trump’s tariffs and taking on corporate price gouging that drives up costs.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Supports diplomacy first and fair trade

Ganorkar advocates for a 'diplomacy first' foreign policy where military force is used only as a last resort when national interests are clear. He supports free and fair trade with human-rights-respecting nations, while opposing excessive tariffs and foreign aid that fails to reach citizens.

• Prioritizes diplomacy to resolve foreign conflicts and trade disputes, using military force only as a last resort.
• Opposes excessive tariffs that disrupt markets or push strategic partners like India toward adversaries.
• Calls for directing tax dollars to domestic priorities rather than foreign aid.

“Diplomacy First. Strength Always. If you believe America should prioritize diplomacy to resolve conflicts and trade disputes, I’m your candidate. Military force must always remain an option — but only as a last resort.”

“Free and fair trade strengthens our economy, supports American workers, and keeps prices affordable for families.”

Valerie Foushee

Supports LGBTQIA+ rights and Equality Act protections

Foushee is a proud member of the Congressional Equality Caucus and views LGBTQIA+ rights as fundamental human rights. She supports federal anti-discrimination protections in employment, housing, healthcare, education, and credit, and voted Nay on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

• Member of the Congressional Equality Caucus.
• Supports federal non-discrimination protections across employment, healthcare, housing, and education.
• Voted Nay on H.R. 28 (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025).

“Valerie believes that women’s rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, immigrants’ rights, are all human rights.”

“She is a proud member of the Congressional Equality Caucus and will always support legislation to ensure no one is discriminated against due to sexual orientation or gender identity.”

Mahesh Ganorkar

Opposes gender ideology and CRT in schools

Ganorkar opposes Critical Race Theory, ESG scorecards, and gender ideology in public education. He advocates designating July as 'American Pride Month' and Thanksgiving-to-New-Year as 'Traditional Family Pride Month,' while proposing restricting smartphone access for youth under 21.

• Opposes Critical Race Theory, ESG scorecards, and gender ideology in schools.
• Proposes designating July as 'American Pride Month' and Thanksgiving-to-New-Year as 'Traditional Family Pride Month'.
• Proposes regulating smartphones as an addictive substance for youth under 21, recommending basic 'Safety Phones'.
• Supports protections for women and girls in sports and private spaces.

“ESG Scorecards and Critical Race Theory should have no place in America. What part of 'all men are created equal' do the leftists not comprehend?”

“The traditional family, with a married man and his woman wife, with children born in-wedlock, who believe in God and the nuclear family are becoming an endangered species.”