Valerie Foushee is not afraid to step into difficult situations and position herself as a leader. She has served on the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School Board, Board of Orange County
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Clay Aiken, the "American Idol" star and a Raleigh native, wants to represent North Carolina in Congress. Aiken, a Democrat who previously ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014, announced Monday that he's planning to run this year in the Durham-centric House district that's now open. The 6th Congressional District also includes Chapel Hill and other Orange County communities, plus Apex, Morrisville, most of Cary and a sliver of Raleigh. But its shape is subject to change in ongoing court challenges to the maps. "The people in the Triangle gave me the platform that I have, and I wanna use it to give back to them," Aiken told The News & Observer in a written statement. "I want to be a loud voice for the Triangle when I get to Congress, I will tell you that. And we need a big voice." Whoever wins the Democratic primary in May is almost guaranteed to win the general election. For those who only know Aiken as a musician from his stint