# Deborah Ross

Deborah Ross is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for North Carolina’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, North Carolina’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: R000305
- FEC candidate IDs: H0NC02125

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000305 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

42% of Ross’s statements criticize a policy, 1.5 times the House Democrat average of 28%.

## What Ross says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,615 classified statements: 1,362 posts on X, 203 press releases, 50 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ross | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.3% | 6.6% | 96 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 41.6% | 27.5% | 14 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.0% | 73.2% | 60 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.8% | 9.8% | 69 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 22.9% | 22.7% | 99 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.9% | 110 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 27% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (House Democrats 13%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.8% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 2,754 donors and 2,875 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.1% (96.4%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 635. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10599: No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10599
- H.R. 10525: Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10525
- H.R. 10037: Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10037
- H.R. 9971: Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9971
- H.Res. 1410: Congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes on winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Championship, the team's first Stanley Cup win in 20 years. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1410
- H.R. 9481: RETURN Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9481
- H.R. 9333: AI Flaw Reporting and Security Enhancement Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9333
- H.R. 9252: POWER Moldova Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9252
- H.R. 9253: Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9253
- H.R. 8994: Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8994

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 7.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 71% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2114772079937556905
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2114360161737302251
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2113982677963395241
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2113700131572711768
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2113337948074561574
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2113372400398033199
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2112923416462344421
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2112950183470506434
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2112989754765832645
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/2112650499337953712

## Links

- Official site: https://ross.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDeborahRoss
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDeborahRoss
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdeborahross
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000305

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000305