Deborah K. Ross
Democrat
· NC-2 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Science (Chair) · House Committee on Ethics · House Committee on Rules · and Technology · House Committee on the Judiciary · Intellectual Property · Artificial Intelligence · and the Internet · and Enforcement · Civil Rights · and Civil Liberties
Influence Score
56.5
Moderately exposed
↓ -4.5
vs 118th (61.0)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
4.6
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$18,752
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
7.6
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.7
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.1
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
5.9
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
3.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.1
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$11,063 direct
DMFI PAC
$2,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $39.71M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Japan. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $79K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | — | — |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 61.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 61.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 56.5 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$40,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
2.2%
Amount from this network
$40,000
Total from all networks
$1,837,177
Networks contributing
283
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Who funds Ross
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
0.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
98.6%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
6
Money that arrived near votes
$10K
Distinct donors
6
Distinct employers
6
Share of their total fundraising
0.59%
Biggest clusters of timed money
AVL TECHNOLOGIES
$3K
ORACLE
$2K
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
$1K
NC PETROLEUM CONVENIENCE MARKETERS
$1K
RHINE LAW FIRM P C
$1K
SAFRAN LAW FIRM
$1K
SATISKY SILVERSTEIN LLP
$600
BROOKS PIERCE LLP
$500
BROOKS PIERCE LLP
$500
CHEVRON
$500
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
METLIFE
$46K
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$23K
HARKRADER PARTNERSHIP
$12K
SAS INSTITUTE
$10K
CT MANAGEMENT
$9K
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$9K
LONE PINE CAPITAL
$9K
AFFORDABLE COMMUNITIES
$9K
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$8K
AFFORDABLE COMMUNITIES
$8K
PLAZA ASSOCIATES
$8K
DIRECT CREATIVITY
$8K
TIMKEN JOHNSON LLP
$8K
DIRECT CREATIVITY
$8K
EAST COAST HOSPITALITY
$8K
DAVIS KANE ARCHITECTS
$7K
MORNINGSTAR LAW
$7K
AFFORDABLE COMMUNITIES
$7K
ALSOP LOUIE
$7K
DEBNAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
$7K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Deborah K. Ross comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$18K
Disclosed outside spending
$1K
Dark-money outside spending
$17K
Share that is dark money
91.90%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
3
By funding network
NCAAT IN ACTION
$12K
HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND
$5K
VOTE FOR EQUALITY
$1K
JDCA PAC
$500
DEMOCRACY PAC
$172
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$30
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUND
$8
Groups that hide their donors
$12K
1 smaller group under $500
$8
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
135 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $362K to Deborah K. Ross across 208 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$362K
Shared contributors
135
Contributions
208
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 70 | 76 | $89K |
| 2024 | 67 | 75 | $92K |
| 2026 | 39 | 57 | $180K |
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Revolving Door
4 former staff members
who worked for Deborah K. Ross or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM EISLER | Intern, Congresswoman Deborah Ross; Intern, House Committee on Science, Space, a… | WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC | 4 | 11 | 2025–2025 |
| KYLE GLENN | Legislative Correspondent - Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite; Legislative Assistant - Rep.… | FUTURES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | 1 | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| CHUCK FLINT | Legislative Assistant, Legislative Counsel, Rep. Dennis Ross; Legislative Counse… | ALLIANCE FOR IRS ACCOUNTABILITY | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| KYLE GLENN | Legislative Correspondent-Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (6/2009-5/2010) Legislative Ass… | CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Deborah K. Ross sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required