Sanders-Backed Progressive Launches Primary Challenge Against Rep. Foushee

Rep. Valerie Foushee Gets a Primary Challenger Backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders

Nida Allam serves as a Durham County Commissioner. Julia Nikhinson/APNorth Carolina Rep. Valerie Foushee is facing a primary challenge from her left by a young county commissioner backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and major progressive groups.Nida Allam, a Durham County commissioner, announced Thursday that she’s challenging Foushee, who has led North Carolina’s 4th District since 2023. She’s beginning her campaign with endorsements from Justice Dem…

Sanders-backed progressive launches primary challenge against Rep. Foushee

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam (D), backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other progressives, launched a primary challenge against Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.) on Thursday for a North Carolina House seat next year. “Everywhere you look in our district, people are working, caring, creating, building the community we all want to be a part…

Nida Allam challenging Rep. Valerie Foushee in Democratic rematch

Foushee beat Allam by 9 percentage points in the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District in 2022.

Bernie Sanders' protege blasts sitting Democrat, exposing the thing that 'buys silence' for establishment-backed incumbents

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, a progressive Democrat backed by Senator Bernie Sanders, launched a primary challenge this week against Representative Valerie Foushee for her House seat next year, according to The Hill. This is a massive move that pits a rising star against an established incumbent, highlighting the generational and ideological split currently happening within the Democratic Party. Allam didn’t waste any time getting stra…