Candidate · November 3, 2026

David Rouzer

On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 7th District

Republican PartyIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.5M
cash on hand
$1.7M
issues with public statements
12
outside spending for or against
$151K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · North Carolina's 7th District1,2,3
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1,2,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents North Carolina's 7th District in the U.S. House.4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His official House biography says he was elected to Congress in 2014, is in his sixth term, and serves on the Agriculture, Space, Science, and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees, chairing the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.5 It says he served two terms in the North Carolina Senate, representing Johnston and Wayne counties from 2009 to 2012.5 It says he worked for U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, first as a legislative assistant and later as a senior policy advisor, was a senior advisor to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole, and served as an assistant to the dean at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University.5 It says he took a senior appointment at USDA Rural Development in 2005 and, before Congress, ran his own consulting and sales business, mostly in agriculture.5 It says he graduated from North Carolina State University with degrees in agricultural business management, agricultural economics and chemistry.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, NC-74
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, NC-74

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website's issues page says he wants to cut federal spending and shrink government, and says a government that spends less, along with a growing economy, is needed to begin paying down the national debt.8

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Balanced budget amendment

His campaign website's issues page says he supports a balanced budget amendment that would require the federal government to live within its means.8

  1. Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
  2. No amendment; limit spending by law instead, such as with spending caps
  3. No constitutional requirement or new spending limits
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website's issues page says he is pro-life and will use every means available to him in Congress to advocate for the rights of the unborn.8

Family and Social Policy

Same-sex marriage

His campaign website's issues page says he believes marriage, as the Bible defines it, is between one man and one woman, that he co-sponsored the marriage amendment to the North Carolina Constitution, and that he will fight court or legislative efforts to overturn it.8

  1. Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
  2. Let each state decide whether to allow it
  3. Recognize only marriages between one man and one woman
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Health Care

Health insurance system

His campaign website's issues page says Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) should be repealed and the health care system reformed with free-market changes that increase competition among health insurers and increase transparency, along with medical malpractice reform. It also says Medicare and Medicaid are important programs that should be preserved by fixing the systemic problems they face.8

Foreign Policy and Defense

Military spending

His campaign website's issues page says the United States should keep a cutting-edge military, strengthen its intelligence agencies, and keep investing in research and development so troops have the technology to protect themselves and the country.8

Education

US Department of Education

His campaign website's issues page says decisions about education should be made locally by parents, teachers and principals, and that the federal government should step aside so states can do what they think best for local school officials.8

Veterans

Veterans' disability and survivor benefits

His campaign website's issues page says budgets reflect priorities, noting that the first budget Congress passed devoted more than a quarter of its funds to pensions for disabled veterans, and says the country should follow that example.8

Agriculture and Rural Life

Visas for farmworkers

His campaign website's issues page says farms should be able to get the workers they need through simple, affordable guest worker programs, and that the current programs are too bureaucratic and costly.8

  1. Make the program easier and cheaper for farms, including for year-round work like dairy
  2. Keep the program as it is
  3. Raise required wages and worker protections
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Immigration

Legal immigration levels

His campaign website's issues page says he would replace federal laws that let people gain citizenship through family ties with a work or military service requirement, and would set up easy-to-use high-skilled visa programs for businesses that need advanced skilled workers.8

Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers

His campaign website's issues page says he does not support amnesty.8

Federal benefits and services for noncitizens

His campaign website's issues page says no one who came to the country illegally should be allowed to receive taxpayer-funded benefits.8

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While David Rouzer served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. David Rouzer sponsored or cosponsored 22 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.61

Raised$2,534,038
Spent$2,269,811
Cash on hand$1,699,753

Where the money came from

Individual donors$958K · 38%
PACs and other political committees$1.6M · 62%
Political party committees$250 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$13K · 1%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$161 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $150,603 supporting and $0 opposing David Rouzer this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 22, 2026.62

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$150,603—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.