Richard Hudson has built his career as a Washington insider who puts industry donors ahead of his own constituents. He was the one of top pharmaceutical PAC recipient in Congress in the 2020 cycle — pocketing $275,980— who voted against the capping insulin prices and Medicare drug price negotiation, parroting pharma industry talking points almost verbatim. He personally inserted a provision into a GOP bill to block Medicaid expansion in North Carolina — a program that went on to cover over 600,000 people once it finally passed without his help. He voted against the bill that funded a $5 billion Wolfspeed semiconductor plant and 1,800 jobs in his own district, and voted to keep tariffs projected to cost North Carolina farmers $695 million and 8,000 jobs.
The job market is falling apart, inflation is accelerating, and people are losing their health care. And while Americans are struggling to stay ahead, Republicans are prioritizing building ballrooms and wasting taxpayer dollars at unprecedented levels. Voters realize that Republicans lied to them in 2024. The end result? “Safe” Republican seats are on shaky ground. Today, American Bridge 21st Century is announcing the launch of…