Ross, Deborah K.

Deborah Ross represents North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District, which includes most of Wake County and the city of Raleigh. First elected to the U.S. House in 2020 and sworn in on January 3, 2021, she previously served over a decade in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013. A graduate of Brown University and the University of North Carolina School of Law, she built a career as a civil rights attorney and served as the state director for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina before entering public office.

In Congress, Ross holds several key committee assignments, including the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Within the Judiciary Committee, she serves on subcommittees focused on intellectual property, artificial intelligence, and immigration. She also serves as the Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee on the Science Committee. Her legislative priorities often center on protecting voting rights, advancing clean energy technology, and reforming the immigration system, including advocacy for Documented Dreamers.

Ross has sponsored a variety of legislation aimed at government transparency and social justice, such as the Shadow Docket Sunlight Act and the End Prison Gerrymandering Act. She has also introduced consumer protection measures like the Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act. Within the Democratic caucus, she serves in a leadership role as a Chief Deputy Whip and is a member of the Steering and Policy Committee.