Deborah K. Ross
DemocratU.S. Representative, NC-2| Age | 63 (b. 1963-06-20) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2021-01-03 (~5 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (of Jewish heritage) |
| Religion | Unitarian Universalist (raised in a Jewish family) |
| Education | B.A., Brown University (1985); J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law (1990) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (civil rights/tax litigation and municipal bond law); State Director, ACLU of North Carolina (1994-2002); legal counsel for GoTriangle transit agency; senior lecturing fellow at Duke Law School |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Marital status | Married — Stephen Wrinn |
| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina (Boylan Heights neighborhood) |
Pending research: languages · children · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2002 |
| Previous offices | North Carolina House of Representatives (38th district, 2003-2013; 34th district, 2013) · Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate (2016, lost to Richard Burr) |
| Committees | House Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, AI, and the Internet; Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement) · House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Energy; Subcommittee on Environment) · House Committee on Ethics |
| Caucuses | New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Equality Caucus · Democratic Women's Caucus · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · Rare Disease Caucus |
| Leadership | Chief Deputy Whip, House Democratic leadership · Democratic Whip, North Carolina House of Representatives (state; elected 2007) |
| Ideology | Member of the centrist/center-left New Democrat Coalition; GovTrack categorizes her among House Democrats |
| Signature legislation | America's CHILDREN Act (co-introduced 2021) · Judicial ethics/financial disclosure transparency legislation (with Rep. Darrell Issa, passed House 2022) · Pro Codes Act (co-introduced 2025) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $2,700,000–$7,600,000 (2023) · estimate
| Primary Residence (Raleigh, NC) | real_estate · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| Vacation Rental (Salvo, NC) | real_estate · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| Mountain Rental (Lansing, NC) | real_estate · $250,001–$500,000 · 2023 |
| Unimproved Lot (Avon, NC) | real_estate · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| Fox Rothschild RSP - Vanguard Institutional Target 2030 Retirement Fund | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral (spouse) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| IAB Brokerage Account (IRA) - Money Market (spouse) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| Fidelity IRA 3 - Money Market (rollover of pension) | fund · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Fidelity Brokerage (joint) | stock · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
| Alphabet Inc. Class C (GOOG), spouse Fidelity IRA | stock · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
| Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), spouse Fidelity IRA | stock · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B), spouse Fidelity IRA | stock · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
| JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM), spouse Fidelity IRA | stock · $15,001–$50,000 · 2023 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), spouse Fidelity IRA | fund · $50,001–$100,000 · 2023 |
| NC Large Cap Core Fund (State 401k) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| NC Large Cap Index Fund (State 401k) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| NC Small Mid Cap Index Fund (State 401k) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.