Is Valerie Foushee pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Valerie Foushee stand on Israel?

Valerie Foushee (Democrat, North Carolina) is tied for the 19th most pro-Palestine record in the US House, with a net score of +14: 8 cosponsorships and 9 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 2 cosponsorships and 7 votes on the pro-Israel side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Palestine activity (additions): 8 cosponsored bills × 2 = 16 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 25 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 7 aligned floor votes × 1 = 7 points. Subtotal: 11 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +14 pro-Palestine (25 pro-Palestine points minus 11 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,032,425. Total spent: $1,061,614. Cash on hand: $56,507.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Foushee: $2,867,990 (2022–2024, 3 PACs, 37 donors, 408 bundled).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Foushee: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $2,405,245 (84%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $91,050 (1%, 37 named individuals), of which $56,350 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $428,045 (15%, 408 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $2,867,990: PAC money $2,405,245, plus named individual donors $91,050, minus $56,350 routed through conduits by 31 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $428,045, equals $2,867,990 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Foushee.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $12,000, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.