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Deborah K. Ross

Analysis

D NC-2 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 2)

2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 2)

2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 2)

Defense

+158

Helped 1329 Hurt 1171 Unclear 919

Healthcare

+601

Helped 1153 Hurt 552 Mixed 1 Unclear 964

Finance

+91

Helped 975 Hurt 884 Mixed 6 Unclear 355

Education

+116

Helped 606 Hurt 490 Unclear 468

Energy

-116

Helped 451 Hurt 567 Mixed 3 Unclear 423

Government Operations

-16

Helped 55 Hurt 71 Unclear 860

Criminal Justice

Helped 458 Hurt 453 Mixed 4 Unclear 66

Veterans Affairs

+290

Helped 464 Hurt 174 Unclear 138

Agriculture

+215

Helped 433 Hurt 218 Unclear 122

Trade

+12

Helped 317 Hurt 305 Mixed 2 Unclear 96

Transportation

-16

Helped 219 Hurt 235 Unclear 242

Labor

+64

Helped 256 Hurt 192 Unclear 231

Technology

+135

Helped 329 Hurt 194 Unclear 77

Immigration

-161

Helped 147 Hurt 308 Mixed 4 Unclear 73

Housing

+114

Helped 284 Hurt 170 Unclear 34

Environment

-76

Helped 104 Hurt 180 Unclear 198

Weather

-272

Helped 68 Hurt 340

Civil Rights

+122

Helped 240 Hurt 118 Unclear 32

Military Procurement

+17

Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Foreign Affairs

-102

Helped 106 Hurt 208 Unclear 32

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

25342 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2587 P·7 C·330 Y·2188 N·1514 w:26.9

Direct (2054), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (20), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (15), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), Coast Guard (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), CMS (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Energy (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Technology (3), Transportation (3), Weather Services (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Geological Survey (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Science (1), Science Agencies (1), Weather Research (1)

General Public 952 P·1 C·338 Y·509 N·464 w:23.4

Direct (808), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Healthcare Consumers (1)

Healthcare 611 P·7 C·297 Y·307 N·197 w:23.2

Direct (582), Research (15), Patients (5), Community (3), Tribal (3), Preventive Medicine (1), Providers (1), Women's Health (1)

Education 535 P·11 C·305 Y·207 N·155 w:21.4

Direct (523), Child Care (3), Research (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)

Military 422 C·17 Y·405 N·248 w:2.9

Direct (419), Air Force (2), Families (1)

Defense 393 C·16 Y·377 N·242 w:2.2

Direct (380), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Financial Services 303 P·4 C·97 Y·107 N·186 w:8.6

Direct (296), HSA (7)

Agriculture 277 C·109 Y·168 N·158 w:6.0

Direct (269), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Law Enforcement 266 P·1 C·159 Y·49 N·89 w:7.7

State & Local Government 255 C·116 Y·136 N·73 w:8.4

Direct (249), Medicaid (6)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 4197 P·26 C·2104 Y·1656 N·1319 w:110.4

Direct (3728), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), Technology (17), NPS (11), Science (10), FDA (9), Agriculture (8), Education (8), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), CMS (5), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Energy (3), Executive (3), Federal (3), Health (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Oversight (3), Procurement (3), Weather Services (3), Acquisition (2), Administration (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Labor (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), Tax (2), Cybersecurity (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), Data (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Executive Branch (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Legislative Support (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Science Agencies (1), Small Business (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1), Water Resources (1), Weather Research (1)

Taxpayers 451 C·366 Y·85 N·85 w:26.0

Financial Services 317 P·5 C·197 Y·85 N·85 w:12.8

Education 264 C·102 Y·90 N·157 w:10.3

General Public 262 C·25 Y·189 N·195 w:3.2

Direct (235), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)

Law Enforcement 260 P·1 C·195 Y·18 N·46 w:11.1

Defense 253 C·18 Y·220 N·139 w:1.9

Direct (249), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Military 244 Y·244 N·145 w:-0.2

Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)

Healthcare 240 C·94 Y·128 N·121 w:8.0

Direct (236), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)

State & Local Government 204 C·103 Y·84 N·88 w:7.7

Direct (201), Non-Expansion (3)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	Net
Government (75 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more			-231
General Public (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more			-176
Military (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)			-45
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more			-64
Healthcare (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)			+9
Education (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more			+61
Cryptocurrency	-	-	-71
Transportation (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more			+2
Financial Services (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)			-115
State & Local Government (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)			+68
Construction (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)			-45
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+8
Taxpayers	-	-	-15
Agriculture (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more			-119
Law Enforcement			-44

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Defense

Healthcare

Finance

Education

Energy

Government Operations

Criminal Justice

Veterans Affairs

Agriculture

Trade

Transportation

Labor

Technology

Immigration

Housing

Environment

Weather

Civil Rights

Military Procurement

Foreign Affairs

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

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Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution