Research status
- Evidence confidence
- 86%
- Score coverage
- 100%
- Recommendation
- Support with reservations
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-25
Official ballot record · Published research
Deborah K. Ross
Democratic candidate for US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 02.
Deborah K. Ross's public campaign material contains 4 validated positive alignment signals under the approved methodology.
Campaign finance
OpenFEC reports $1,675,977.59 in receipts, $1,075,801.44 in disbursements, and $1,337,686.54 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.
Open finance source ↗Campaign links
Funding composition
Where the money comes from
Individual contributions$958,372.09 · 57.2%
Party committees$3,612.99 · 0.2%
Other political committees$685,800 · 40.9%
Other receipts$28,192.51 · 1.7%
Material funding concerns
ACTBLUE · $108,500
This is material institutional funding; its sponsor, purpose, and relationship to the candidate warrant scrutiny.
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC · $10,000
This is material institutional funding; its sponsor, purpose, and relationship to the candidate warrant scrutiny.
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) · $10,000
This is material institutional funding; its sponsor, purpose, and relationship to the candidate warrant scrutiny.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · $10,000
This is material institutional funding; its sponsor, purpose, and relationship to the candidate warrant scrutiny.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · $8,000
This is material institutional funding; its sponsor, purpose, and relationship to the candidate warrant scrutiny.
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Personal donations are not attributed to a donor's employer. Independent expenditures are reported separately from money received by the campaign.
Evidence-gated scorecard
How this candidate measures up
Worker-policy alignment
Positive evidence: Supports affordable healthcare, housing, public transportation, climate action, and workers. Applied under the approved worker and material-security rules.
Evidence confidence: 88%Record reliability
No comparable governing record exists; this does not reduce the candidate's score.
Evidence confidence: 0%Funding independence
Official filings show party and other political-committee receipts equal to approximately 41.1% of the displayed funding breakdown. This does not infer donor motive.
Evidence confidence: 90%Democracy and ethics
Positive evidence: Supports abortion rights, equal pay, childcare, and protections against gender-based violence. Supports family unity, a pathway to citizenship, and comprehensive immigration reform. Supports gun-safety reforms. Applied under the approved civil-rights and democratic-safety rules.
Evidence confidence: 90%Transparency
The reviewed profile publishes 5 source-linked evidence items and labels candidate statements separately from official records.
Evidence confidence: 85%not applicable
Promises: Published candidate commitments are shown as statements.
Record: No comparable governing record is available.
The absence of a governing record is labeled as a risk and is not scored as a failure.
0/10 answered
Questionnaire participation is not treated as positive or negative evidence during the launch period.
Established campaign
Reported receipts exceed $1 million. This measures campaign scale, not political merit.
Risks and uncertainty
What remains uncertain
No governing record
No comparable legislative, executive, or judicial record is available. Campaign commitments are not treated as accomplishments.
Evidence record
What the sources establish
Candidate campaign statement
Housing and household costs
[Trump Calls Affordable Housing a “Big Yawn”](https://deborahross.com/trump-calls-affordable-housing-a-big-yawn/)
“[Trump Calls Affordable Housing a “Big Yawn”](https://deborahross.com/trump-calls-affordable-housing-a-big-yawn/)”
Validated position
Values alignment
Supports abortion rights, equal pay, childcare, and protections against gender-based violence.
“Supports abortion rights, equal pay, childcare, and protections against gender-based violence.”
Validated position
Values alignment
Supports family unity, a pathway to citizenship, and comprehensive immigration reform.
“Supports family unity, a pathway to citizenship, and comprehensive immigration reform.”
Validated position
Values alignment
Supports gun-safety reforms.
“Supports gun-safety reforms.”
Validated position
Values alignment
Supports affordable healthcare, housing, public transportation, climate action, and workers.
“Supports affordable healthcare, housing, public transportation, climate action, and workers.”