Candidate · November 3, 2026

Richard Hudson

On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 9th District

Republican PartyIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$4.2M
cash on hand
$926K
issues with public statements
11
outside spending for or against
$371K

§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 9th District1,2,3
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1,2,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents North Carolina's 9th 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 has served in Congress since 2013, is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and chairs its Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.5 His campaign website says he is chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.6 His official biography says he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.5 It says his past volunteer leadership includes the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association, the Board of Managers of the West Cabarrus YMCA and the Board of Directors of the Cabarrus Jaycees.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, NC-94
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, NC-94

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 Meet Richard page says he is working to cut federal spending, and its Cutting Spending page says Washington has a spending problem rather than a revenue problem and that he has pledged not to increase taxes.6,9

  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.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website's Life page says he is pro-life and backs legislation to protect life beginning at conception and continuing until natural death. It also says he defends the ban on partial-birth abortions and championed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.10

Government funding and abortion

His campaign website's Life page says he fought to preserve the Hyde Amendment, which it describes as barring the use of tax dollars to pay for abortions.10

Health Care

Prescribed medication to end life for the terminally ill

His campaign website's Life page says he opposes legislation to legalize euthanasia.10

  1. Allow it, with safeguards such as waiting periods and approval by two doctors
  2. Leave it to each state
  3. Don't allow it
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Health insurance system

His campaign website's Health Care page says a remaining priority is dismantling the Affordable Care Act's top-down, government-heavy approach. It lists principles for reform: keep consumer protections, including for people with pre-existing conditions; give assistance to people without employer coverage to buy insurance; strengthen health savings accounts and allow them with high-deductible plans; and increase price transparency.11

Guns

Carry permits across state lines

His campaign website's Protecting the 2nd Amendment page says he led the House to pass his Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act and continues to fight to expand concealed carry reciprocity so that law-abiding permit holders are not treated as criminals when crossing a state line.12

  1. Require every state to accept other states' permits
  2. Let each state decide which permits to accept
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Rules for gun accessories and parts

His campaign website's Protecting the 2nd Amendment page says he has led efforts against ATF regulations on pistol stabilizing braces, which it says would make felons of millions of people, including disabled combat veterans.12

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

His campaign website's Protecting Our Border and Community page says the country must complete border security work with a wall and technology.13

Asylum rules

His campaign website's Protecting Our Border and Community page says he wants to reinstate border policies it says have worked, such as Remain in Mexico.13

Veterans

Veterans' disability and survivor benefits

His campaign website's Veterans page says he worked to give veterans exposed to toxic burn pits more access to the VA.14

Foreign Policy and Defense

Military spending

His campaign website's Military & Soldiers page says he has helped rebuild the military, won pay raises for troops, with a focus on those in hazardous combat zones, and fought for more funding for troop training.15

§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 Richard Hudson served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Richard Hudson 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, 2026.68

Raised$4,173,708
Spent$3,879,466
Cash on hand$925,976

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.4M · 34%
PACs and other political committees$2.0M · 48%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$740K · 18%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$23K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $4,860 supporting and $365,945 opposing Richard Hudson this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 12, 2026.69

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
AB PAC—$365,945
NRA VICTORY FUND, INC.$4,860—

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.