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NC · DISTRICT 9

Richard Hudson

RepublicanNorth CarolinaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗

What they said 11

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Increase health care price transparency

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Hudson supports increasing cost transparency so patients can make better-informed choices and hold health care providers accountable for the prices they charge. The campaign statement does not specify how transparency requirements would be implemented.

Context: The specific transparency measures are unspecified.

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Expand health savings accounts

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Hudson supports bolstering health savings accounts and allowing people to use them with high-deductible health plans. The campaign statement does not give details about how the accounts would be expanded.

Context: The scope of the proposed expansion is unspecified.

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Help people without employer coverage buy insurance

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Hudson supports providing assistance to people who do not have employer-sponsored coverage so they can buy health insurance. The campaign statement does not specify the form or amount of assistance.

Context: The form and amount of assistance are unspecified.

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Oppose abortion and euthanasia measures and protect Hyde Amendment limits

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Hudson opposes legislation legalizing euthanasia and supports the ban on partial-birth abortion. He says he has championed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and supports maintaining Hyde Amendment protections against federal tax funding for abortions.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Sources & original wording
fought to keep longstanding Hyde Amendment protections that prohibit tax dollars from funding abortions.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/10/2026
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Use tax cuts, deregulation and retraining to support jobs

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Hudson supports cutting taxes, reducing what he calls excessive regulations, and fully funding worker retraining programs at community colleges as ways to support job creation. He says the goal is to give every worker an opportunity for a good job, and argues that Congress should build on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s progress.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

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Expand concealed-carry reciprocity

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Hudson supports expanding concealed-carry reciprocity so that lawful permit holders can carry across state lines without becoming criminals solely because they crossed a state border. He cites his Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which he says the U.S. House passed.

Context: The passage does not specify what state laws or permit standards the proposed reciprocity would cover.

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Expand veterans’ access to outside providers

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Hudson supports supplementing care through the Department of Veterans Affairs with access to outside providers, and says veterans should not face delays because of VA bureaucracy. He says he does not support privatizing the VA and favors a system tailored to veterans’ needs. He identifies his Care Veterans Deserve Act as a measure to increase and improve access to outside providers.

Context: The passage says the Care Veterans Deserve Act was used as a foundation for the VA MISSION Act, which was signed into law.

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Reform health care while protecting coverage

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Hudson supports keeping protections against annual or lifetime coverage limits, gender-based pricing, and denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions. He also backs assistance for people without employer-sponsored insurance to buy coverage, expanded use of health savings accounts with high-deductible plans, and greater price transparency for patients.

Context: These are stated principles for health care reform; the platform does not specify the design of the assistance or other implementation details.

Sources & original wording
prohibiting annual or lifetime coverage limits, gender rating, and denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/10/2026
Campaign position · Original date not established

Address PFAS pollution and reduce emissions

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Hudson supports efforts to address PFAS chemicals, including GenX, which has affected the Cape Fear River region. As a founding member of the Conservative Climate Caucus, he backs free-market ideas to reduce emissions and says environmental solutions should not dismantle the economy.

Context: The platform does not specify particular emissions policies or pollution-control measures.

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Support police and law enforcement

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Hudson supports police officers and law enforcement personnel who serve local communities as part of his approach to community safety.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.