Durham also has a large Black community, and Foushee has the support of Democratic U.S. Reps. Alma Adams and G.K. Butterfield, as well as Congressional Black Caucus’ political committee and the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People. For instance, Rep. Jamie Raskin in 2016 won the Democratic primary in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, near the District of Columbia, despite having to run against a self-funded candidate in Dave Trone and a candidate with some establishment support and fame in journalist Kathleen Matthews.