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Deborah K. Ross

Deborah K. Ross

Democratic · NC U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021

  • Representative NC-2 2021–present

Background

  • background Born June 20, 1963; lawyer
  • role North Carolina House of Representatives (2003–2013)
  • achievement Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate (2016); challenged Richard Burr
  • role U.S. representative for North Carolina's 2nd district since 2021

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House NC-02 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,675,978 raised
  • $1,075,801 spent
  • $1,337,687 cash on hand
$1.68M
$1.65M
$958.37K
Itemized (≥ $200)$893.01K
Unitemized (< $200)$65.37K
Party committees$3.61K
Other committees (PACs)$685.80K
Offsets to expenditures$853.21
Other receipts$27.34K
$1.08M
Operating expenditures$479.52K
Contribution refunds$5.53K
Transfers to other committees$488.00K
Other disbursements$102.75K
Cash on hand$1.34M
Debts owed by committee$9.56K

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Deborah K. Ross campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2020$2,291,723$1,840,264$451,458
2022$2,124,082$2,106,216$469,324
2024$1,930,246$1,662,060$737,510
2026$1,675,978$1,075,801$1,337,687

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 33
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 599 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 33 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 7
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 28
    Disclosed stock trades →

    21 tickers · 14 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 1
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Deborah K. Ross. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (7)

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Ross, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

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Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Ross most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Ross connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10037Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans ActsponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9983Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HR 9971Advancing International and Foreign Language Education ActsponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9831Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9833Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9832To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HRES 1437Recognizing that equity, diversity, and inclusion in federally funded health research is necessary to enhance scientific excellence, and ensure equitable outcomes for patients in the United States.cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9699Drug Deal Disclosure ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9688High Court Gift Ban ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HRES 1428Expressing support for Reproductive Justice on the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9647To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1410Congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes on winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Championship, the team's first Stanley Cup win in 20 years.sponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9481RETURN ActsponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9473Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HRES 1387Congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes for winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9414Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9333AI Flaw Reporting and Security Enhancement ActsponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9320All in For Attendance ActcosponsoredJun 14, 2026
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills

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