North Carolina 4th District
Valerie Foushee (D) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Valerie Foushee
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 24 of 100 votes and bills.
Raised $1,048,543 since January 2025: 55% from PACs and other committees, 44% from people, 1% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Max Ganorkar
Republican · MBA, business development, repeat candidate
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Ganorkar has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Ganorkar.
Higher on Liberty Score: Max Ganorkar. Max Ganorkar: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Valerie Foushee: F, 20 out of 100 from recorded votes.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Max Ganorkar, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Ganorkar, so the grade above comes from this list: what Ganorkar has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Says he is not in favour of tariffs.
“I am not in favor of tariffs at all.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing broad tariffs is the opposite of against liberty on free markets.
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Would take off the federal gasoline tax.
“I would, number one, take off the gasoline tax.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A named tax cut is with liberty on free markets.
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Says private provision works better than government programs.
“I have seen time and time again that privatization works.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Preferring privatisation to government-run programs is with liberty on free markets.
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Proposed ending income tax for people over 63.
“eliminate income taxes for individuals over 63”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A named tax cut is with liberty on free markets.
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Says he sees fellow Americans, not racial labels, and promises policies for every American regardless of race, color, creed or religion.
“I do not see people as Black, Brown, White, or any other label.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Treating every individual alike regardless of race follows the with rule on equal rights.
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Said Americans must deny people who would implement Sharia law in the USA the political offices to do it.
“denying the radicals and their supporters, political offices to implement Sharia law in the USA”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing religious rule in the West and the political support for it is with liberty on conscience.
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Wrote that freedoms shrink wherever Sharia is imposed.
“Common sense tells us freedoms shrink whenever and wherever Sharia and socialism are imposed.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing a religion's law imposed on a state is with liberty on conscience.
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Says illegal immigration needs a tighter border.
“number one, we need to tighten the border.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Calling for a tighter border is with liberty on borders.
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Listed sanctuary cities among the things that make a district unsafe and unattractive to invest in.
“no one wants to live or invest in unsafe, no-go zones, and sanctuary cities”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing sanctuary policies is with liberty on borders.
Also on the ballot
Guy Meilleur (Libertarian).
Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.
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