U.S. House · North Carolina's 4th District
Guy Meilleur
CandidateLIB
- Race
- U.S. House · North Carolina's 4th District
- Result
- Valerie Foushee, projected winner
- Opponents
- Valerie Foushee (D); Mahesh Ganorkar (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Expand and fully fund the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program, allowing greater access for all families, including those who lack the financial means to enroll their students in a private school.
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 4
2026-11-03
| Valerie Foushee D | incumbent |
| Mahesh Ganorkar R | challenger |
| Guy Meilleur LIB | challenger |
Advanced from a canceled Libertarian Party primary.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Expand and fully fund the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program, allowing greater access for all families, including those who lack the financial means to enroll their students in a private school.
His campaign website lists expanding and fully funding the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program and the state Education Savings Account program.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Allow duplexes and triplexes by-right wherever single-family homes are permitted in low-density areas.
His campaign website says to allow duplexes and triplexes by right where single-family homes are permitted.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Deploying any US troops to combat overseas without a declaration of war by Congress is unconstitutional
His campaign website says deploying US troops to combat overseas without a declaration of war by Congress is unconstitutional.[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Guy Meilleur, a Libertarian Party consulting arborist and educator who lives in Durham, lost the November 3, 2026 election for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District to Valerie Foushee. He was the Libertarian candidate for the North Carolina House in 2022 and for this congressional seat in 2024.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to his 2022 INDY Week questionnaire, Guy Meilleur grew up in south Chicago.[4] His campaign website says he moved to North Carolina in 1985 to study trees under Dr. J.C. Raulston at North Carolina State University, and that he has lived in Durham since 2015.[3][4] According to that website, he worked as a lecturer and curator at North Carolina State University, an instructor at Duke University, and an arborist at the University of North Carolina, and has taught in 29 countries.[3]
Meilleur works as a consulting arborist (Historic Tree Care, per his 2022 questionnaire).[4] He says he served on the national tree care standards committee and wrote the industry standard for tree inspection, and he co-presents the PuppetTREE educational shows.[3][4]
Meilleur ran as the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina House District 30 in 2022, receiving about 12 percent in a race won by incumbent Marcia Morey, and for the 4th Congressional District in 2024, when incumbent Valerie Foushee won.[2] He advanced to the 2026 general election after the March 3, 2026 Libertarian primary was canceled.[2] He received 1.9% of the vote to Valerie Foushee's 79.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Expand public health coverage
“Transition the current Medicaid direct payment model to a state-funded health savings account, giving people more flexibility in defining the healthcare options that best serve their individual circumstances.”[9]
On his campaign website
- Faster transition away from fossil fuels
“Stabilize temperatures and weather through global and local collaborations.”[10]
On his campaign website, among conservation policy proposals
- Continue U.S. military aid to Israel
“Tel Aviv and Kyiv deserve Iron Domes, but we should stop supporting tyrants.”[8]
On his campaign home page
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/guy-meilleur
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. House North Carolina's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Guy Meilleur · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.Meet Guy · Guy Meilleur for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 4.Candidate Questionnaire: Guy Meilleur, NC House 30 · INDY Week · 2022-10-20 News report
- 5.Smarter Education | Guy Meilleur for Congress · Guy Meilleur for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
- 6.Expanded Housing Market | Guy Meilleur for Congress · Guy Meilleur for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
- 7.Defend The Guard | Guy Meilleur for Congress · Guy Meilleur for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
- 8.Liberate Our US House! | Guy Meilleur for Congress · Guy Meilleur for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
- 9.Cost-effective Healthcare | Guy Meilleur for Congress · Guy Meilleur for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words
- 10.Cost-effective Conservation | Guy Meilleur for Congress · Guy Meilleur for Congress (campaign website) Candidate's own words