¶ How To Win Against Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx has spent two decades in Congress building a record that is indefensible in her own district. She called the Affordable Care Act more dangerous than terrorism, voted for a replacement bill that the CBO said would leave 23 million more Americans uninsured, voted against $35 insulin and Medicare drug price negotiation, then voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that is projected to strip Medicaid from 200,000 North Carolinians and impose the largest SNAP cuts in history, threatening 1.35 million North Carolinians all while that tax law delivers an average tax cut of $12,540 to the top 20% of earners but just $150 for the bottom 20%.
As Rules Committee chairwoman, she used her gavel to shield Trump's tariffs from congressional repeal even as those tariffs cost North Carolina 7,200 manufacturing jobs and threaten to wipe out $695 million in farm income. She collected over $665,000 from the for-profit education industry while chairing the committee that oversees them, and told students she has "very little tolerance" for their debt despite paying $87.50 a semester for her own UNC degree.
¶ HEALTH CARE: TWO DECADES OF VOTING AGAINST COVERAGE
Foxx compared health care reform to terrorism on the House floor, saying Americans had "more to fear" from the health care bill "than from any terrorist right now in any country." She also invoked "death panels" rhetoric.
She voted for the AHCA that the CBO said would leave 23 million more uninsured and make insurance unaffordable for people with preexisting conditions.
She voted against $35 insulin, Medicare drug negotiation, children's health insurance expansion, and mental health parity.
She voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that will cut $23 billion in federal Medicaid payments to North Carolina and strip coverage from 200,000 North Carolinians, even as 650,000 North Carolinians enrolled in Medicaid expansion, including thousands in her own district.
Message: For 20 years, Foxx has voted against every effort to make health care more affordable and accessible -- from children's insurance to $35 insulin to Medicaid itself.
¶ AFFORDABILITY: USED HER GAVEL TO PROTECT TARIFFS WHILE FAMILIES PAY MORE
As Rules Committee chairwoman, Foxx led the effort to block Congress from repealing Trump's emergency tariffs, which cost the average household $1,300 in 2026 and are driving up grocery prices in North Carolina.
She voted for a tax law that gave the top 20% an average cut of $12,540 but the bottom 20% just $150, then paid for it with the largest SNAP cuts in history $187 billion, threatening 1.35 million North Carolinians.
She called a $15 minimum wage "blatantly socialist" -- in a district where median household income is $58,753, below the national average.
Message: Foxx protected tariffs that raise prices, voted for tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy, then cut food assistance to pay for it -- all in one of North Carolina's lower-income districts.
¶ JOBS AND THE ECONOMY: VOTED AGAINST INFRASTRUCTURE, THEN SHIELDED JOB-KILLING TARIFFS
Foxx voted against the Infrastructure Law ($9B+ for NC roads, bridges, broadband), the CHIPS Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
She blocked an overtime rule that would have guaranteed overtime pay for 4 million workers earning under $58,656, then celebrated when a court struck it down.
She shielded tariffs that cost North Carolina 7,200 manufacturing jobs and threaten $695 million in farm losses and 8,000 agricultural jobs.
The AFL-CIO gave Foxx a lifetime score of 8% on workers' issues.
Message: Foxx blocked overtime, killed the minimum wage, voted against infrastructure, and shielded tariffs that destroyed 7,200 manufacturing jobs in her own state -- all with an 8% lifetime score from the AFL-CIO.
¶ FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE PAY-TO-PLAY: $665,000 FROM THE INDUSTRY SHE OVERSEES
Foxx was the top House recipient of for-profit education industry donations from 2016 to 2022, collecting over $665,000 while chairing the committee that oversees them.
Her legislation would roll back accountability rules for the same for-profit colleges that funded her campaigns.
She told students she has "very little tolerance" for their debt -- after paying only $87.50 per semester at UNC in 1961.
Message: Foxx takes hundreds of thousands from for-profit colleges, then tells students drowning in debt she has "very little tolerance" for them.
¶ AGE
At 82, Foxx is among the oldest members of Congress and would be 83 on Election Day 2026.
Message: It is past time for new representation.
¶ Issue Back-Ups
¶ Policies That Hurt Everyday People
Two Decades of Voting Against Health Care Coverage
Used Her Gavel to Protect Tariffs While Families Pay More
Voted Against Infrastructure and Jobs, Shielded Job-Killing Tariffs
Tax Law Gave Wealthy 40x More Than Working Families
$665,000 From For-Profit Colleges While Chairing the Committee That Oversees Them
Told Students She Has "Very Little Tolerance" for Their Debt
At 82, Among the Oldest Members of Congress