EMILYs List Statement on Valerie Foushee’s Victory in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District

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November 8, 2022

EMILYs List Statement on Valerie Foushee’s Victory in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates Valerie Foushee on her election to Congress. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement: 
 
“Valerie Foushee is a dedicated champion for North Carolinians, and EMILYs List is thrilled to see her continued record of distinguished leadership for North Carolinians as the 4th District’s newest representative. Foushee is a committed voting and reproductive rights advocate, and we know that she will be able to ignite change to create a better tomorrow for every North Carolinian and American. We are proud to continue standing with her in this fight at this critical juncture for justice, equity, and opportunity in this country.”
 
State Sen. Valerie Foushee is a lifelong North Carolinian and distinguished leader running to represent North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. Foushee was born the oldest of six children in a family working to make ends meet. She credits her parents with instilling in her the importance of hard work and service to the community. Foushee was enrolled in segregated schooling until the sixth grade, and volunteering in her own children’s classrooms after long night shifts made her realize that kids, especially Black and brown kids in her community, needed an advocate. She ran for school board and won, and has since dedicated her career to public service. Over the next 24 years, she became the first African American woman elected to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, and went on to serve in the North Carolina General Assembly. Foushee is married to her high school sweetheart, Stan, with whom she has two sons and one grandson.

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