Overview
- Allam announced her bid Thursday with endorsements from Bernie Sanders, Justice Democrats, Sunrise Movement, Working Families Party, and Leaders We Deserve.
- Her campaign centers on small-dollar fundraising and rejecting corporate and pro-Israel PAC money, while backing Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and an end to military aid to Israel.
- In 2022, Foushee defeated Allam by nine points as AIPAC-linked groups spent just under $2.5 million and a crypto PAC tied to Sam Bankman-Fried spent over $1 million supporting Foushee.
- Foushee says she will not take AIPAC money in 2026 and previously redirected a Bankman-Fried donation to a local nonprofit, highlighting her progressive record and roles in both the Progressive Caucus and New Democrat Coalition.
- Justice Democrats is expanding primary challenges this cycle and has added Allam to its slate, with North Carolina’s primary set for March 3, 2026.