Representative · North Carolina's 2nd district

Deborah K. Ross

Deborah K. Ross is a Democratic representative for North Carolina's 2nd district, in Congress since 2021. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 0, and cast 466 of 470 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2021
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	0.0%0 of 675 · rank 413 of 439	99%466 of 470 · rank 113 of 439	350 became law	25%157 of 631
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	1.7%21 of 1,222 · rank 269 of 442	99%828 of 839 · rank 140 of 442	281 became law	29%170 of 596
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.1%1 of 997 · rank 411 of 443	98%564 of 573 · rank 180 of 443	230 became law	8%54 of 648

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.39+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Yea
Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
H.R. 875: Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025Yea
Jun 26, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 246–160· Against party
H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement ActYea
Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 295–127· Against party
H.R. 27: HALT Fentanyl ActYea
Feb 6, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 312–108· Against party
H.R. 6323: Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023Yea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 271–147· Against party
H.R. 6046: Standing Against Houthi Aggression ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 285–135· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 5921: No U.S. Financing for Iran Act of 2023Yea
Apr 15, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 294–105· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to North Carolina's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $141.7M
Per resident: $187
Rank in North Carolina: 8 of 14
Contract actions: 4,034; New awards: 3,357

By fiscal year

135.4MFY2017
187.3MFY2018
203.6MFY2019
270.4MFY2020
230.6MFY2021
197.9MFY2022
209.5MFY2023
211.1MFY2024
221.4MFY2025
141.7MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of Veterans Affairs$24.8M17%
Defense Threat Reduction Agency$18.3M13%
Department of Defense
Department of the Army$17.2M12%
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy$15.6M11%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$10.5M7.4%
Department of Defense
Federal Aviation Administration$10.5M7.4%
Department of Transportation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$6.3M4.4%
Department of Homeland Security
Public Buildings Service$5.4M3.8%
General Services Administration

Top recipients

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.$23.3M16%
4 awards
EATON CORPORATION$11M7.8%
65 awards
GRAHAM ADVISORY NETWORK INC$9.5M6.7%
18 awards
US FOODS INC$7.3M5.2%
2,567 awards
TMC-TELESOLV$6.3M4.4%
1 award
POWERHOUSE RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LLC$5.6M4.0%
2 awards
EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC$5.5M3.9%
6 awards
VADUM INC$5.1M3.6%
10 awards
SYMBRIUM INC$4.7M3.3%
2 awards
DEERE & COMPANY$4.2M3.0%
32 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $1.7M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $1.3M
From committees: $733.2K; 214 committees
From contractor PACs: $224.5K; 57 PACs · 31% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
gilead sciences, inc.gilead sciences inc healthcare policy pac	$10K	GILEAD SCIENCES INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	-$779
siemens energy, inc.siemens energy, inc. pac	$10K	SIEMENS ENERGY INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$3.8M
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$9,000	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$8,500	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$7,500	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians	$7,500	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$92K
thermo fisher scientific inc. pacthermo fisher scientific inc. pac	$7,500	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC (THAILAND) CO., LTD.AI match · 96% · of one corporate family	$31.3K
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee	$7,000	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$130.5K
national community pharmacists associationnational community pharmacists association - pac	$6,000	NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
metlife inc.metlife inc. employees' political participation fund a	$6,000	METLIFE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$3.5M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$1.7M	$733.2K	$224.5K57 PACs · 31% of committee money
2024	$1.9M	$758.6K	$211.3K61 PACs · 28% of committee money
2022	$2.1M	$597.7K	$132.5K44 PACs · 22% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · North Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · North Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · North Carolina's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: ross.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3032
Office: 1221 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.