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词条 Deborah K. Ross
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

     Legal career  North Carolina Legislature  GoTriangle  2016 U.S. Senate campaign  Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

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Deborah Koff Ross (born June 20, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Ross was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's thirty-eighth and then thirty-fourth House district, including Wake County, North Carolina. An attorney from Raleigh, North Carolina, Ross served five full terms and one partial term in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Ross was the Democratic nominee in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina. She lost to incumbent Republican Richard Burr in the general election.

Early life and education

Ross was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 20, 1963, and grew up in Connecticut.[1] She is the daughter of Barbara A. (Klein) and Marvin S. Koff.[2] Her father served as a physician in the Air Force during the Vietnam era and her mother taught preschool.[3]

Ross earned her B.A. from Brown University in 1985 and her J.D. from UNC Chapel Hill law school in 1990.[4]

Career

Legal career

Following her graduation from law school, Ross worked for Raleigh-based Hunton and Williams as a tax litigator and municipal bond lawyer.[5] Ross practiced law in North Carolina for 25 years, including civil rights law, constitutional law, infrastructure law, and renewable energy law.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} She also taught at Duke Law School as a senior lecturing fellow.[5]

Ross was hired as state director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina in 1994. She worked on First Amendment and juvenile justice issues. Alongside Governor Jim Hunt and then State Senator Roy Cooper, she overhauled North Carolina's system for dealing with youth offenders. In response to racial profiling reports, she also successfully encouraged state police agencies to collect race-based statistics for traffic stops. Ross stepped down from her position at the ACLU in 2002 when she launched her state House campaign.[1][6]

North Carolina Legislature

Ross was first elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2002 and defeated Wake County Commissioner Phil Jeffreys in 2004 to win a second term. She faced no opposition in the 2006 general election, and in 2007, Ross was first elected as one of the House Democratic Whips.

Ross supported the Equal Pay Act, an unsuccessful bill that would have banned North Carolina employers from paying workers differently based on gender.[7]

In 2012, Ross compared state coastal protection policies that ignore scientists' sea-level rise forecasts to burying one's "head in the sand." She said she was concerned that increased risk of flooding would lead insurance companies to charge higher premiums for coastal property owners.[8]

GoTriangle

On May 1, 2013, Ross announced she would resign from the legislature in June and return to the private sector to serve as legal counsel for GoTriangle, the triangle area's regional transit agency.[9] On June 1, 2013, Grier Martin was appointed to succeed her in the House.[10]

2016 U.S. Senate campaign

{{main|United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2016}}

In 2015, Ross resigned from her position as legal counsel at GoTriangle to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016.[11] Ross won the N.C. Senate Democratic primary in March 2016 with 62.4% of the vote from a field of four candidates.[12] Ross has been endorsed by EMILY's List, Planned Parenthood, the North Carolina Association of Educators, the North Carolina AFL-CIO, American Association for Justice, End Citizens United, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democracy for America, and the League of Conservation Voters.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

In the general election, Ross ran against the incumbent, Republican Richard Burr. Ross raised more money than Burr for three consecutive quarters, but nevertheless had less cash on hand as Burr began the year with $5.3 million in campaign funds. As of October 21, Ross was down 2.8% in the Real Clear Politics average of polls. The race received national attention as Cook Political Report rated the race a toss-up and Democrats view the seat as one they could win.[22] Burr won with 51% of the vote.[23]

Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

In March 2017, Ross joined the regional law firm of Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP in Raleigh. Her practice focuses on the economic development, energy, utilities, and infrastructure needs of businesses and government.

Personal life

Ross and her husband, Steve Wrinn, live in a home they restored in Boylan Heights, a historic neighborhood in Raleigh.[24]

References

1. ^{{cite news|last1=Pathe|first1=Simone|title=Can This North Carolina Democrat Become the Next Kay Hagan?|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/can-north-carolina-democrat-become-next-kay-hagan|accessdate=July 26, 2016|work=Roll Call|date=March 20, 2016}}
2. ^[https://books.google.ca/books?id=4vLNkPFGO_UC&q=%22Marvin+S.+and+Barbara+A.+(Klein)+Koff%22&dq=%22Marvin+S.+and+Barbara+A.+(Klein)+Koff%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsj7rJ6tDOAhUEFR4KHbEMCmYQ6AEIEzAA Who's Who of American Women, 1997-1998] Marquis Who's Who.
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Burns|first1=Matthew|title=Ex-Wake lawmaker Ross enters US Senate race |url=http://www.wral.com/ex-wake-lawmaker-ross-enters-us-senate-race/14967485/|work=WRAL|date=October 14, 2015}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Deborah Ross entering 2016 US Senate race|url=http://wncn.com/2015/10/14/deborah-ross-entering-2016-us-senate-race/|work=WNCN|date=October 14, 2015}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/deborah-k-ross/Content?oid=1637337|title=Deborah K. Ross|work=Indy Week|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Campbell|first1=Colin|title=Deborah Ross’ ACLU leadership looms large in US Senate race|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article105164571.html|work=Charlotte Observer|date=September 30, 2016}}
7. ^{{cite news|last1=Leslie|first1=Laura|title=NC Equal Pay Act faces long odds|url=http://www.wral.com/nc-equal-pay-act-faces-long-odds/12323392/|accessdate=July 19, 2016|publisher=WRAL|date=April 9, 2013}}
8. ^{{cite news|last1=Harish|first1=Alon|title=NC Bans Latest Science on Sea Rise|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/north-carolina-bans-latest-science-rising-sea-level/story?id=16913782|work=ABC News|date=August 2, 2012}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.wral.com/state-rep-deborah-ross-stepping-down/12399182/|title=Rep. Deborah Ross stepping down |work=WRAL|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.wect.com/story/22449887/democrats-pick-grier-martin-to-replace-ross-in-house |title=Democrats pick Grier Martin to replace Ross in House |agency=Associated Press |work=WECT |access-date=March 29, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409211639/http://www.wect.com/story/22449887/democrats-pick-grier-martin-to-replace-ross-in-house |archivedate=April 9, 2016 |df= }}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/traffic/road-worrier-blog/article36294801.html|title=Deborah Ross, mulling a Senate run, resigns from GoTriangle|work=News & Observer|date=September 23, 2015|first=Bruce|last=Siceloff|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/north-carolina|title=North Carolina Primary Election Results|access-date=March 29, 2016|work=The New York Times}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/article56661573.html|title=Christensen: Senate primary is quiet, but you can hear Ross stirring|work=News & Observer|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/deborah-ross|title=Deborah Ross|publisher=EMILY's List|access-date=March 29, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160115222334/http://www.emilyslist.org/candidates/deborah-ross|archivedate=January 15, 2016|df=}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=http://plannedparenthoodaction.org/pressroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-action-fund-endorses-deborah-ross-for-us-senate|title=Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Deborah Ross for U.S. Senate Action|publisher=Planned Parenthood|access-date=March 29, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160408005322/http://plannedparenthoodaction.org/pressroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-action-fund-endorses-deborah-ross-for-us-senate|archivedate=April 8, 2016|df=}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncae.org/whats-new/ncae-endorses-deborah-ross-for-united-states-senate/|title=NCAE Endorses Deborah Ross for United States Senate|publisher=North Carolina Association of Educators|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article55460830.html|title=AFL-CIO endorsements include Cooper, Ross, Meeker|work=News & Observer|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
18. ^{{Cite web|url=http://endcitizensunited.org/press-releases/deborah-ross-endorsed-by-end-citizens-united-pac/|title=Deborah Ross Endorsed by End Citizens United PAC |publisher=End Citizens United|language=en-US|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/dscc-endorses-deborah-ross-north-carolina|title=DSCC Endorses Deborah Ross in North Carolina|work=Roll Call|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
20. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.democracyforamerica.com/site/page/democracy-for-america-endorses-tammy-duckworth-and-deborah-ross-for-u.s.-se|title=Democracy for America Endorses Tammy Duckworth and Deborah Ross for U.S. Senate|publisher=Democracy for America|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
21. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.lcv.org/media/press-releases/LCV-Action-Fund-Endorses-Deborah-Ross-for-U-S-Senate.html|title=LCV Action Fund Endorses Deborah Ross for U.S. Senate|website=League of Conservation Voters|access-date=March 29, 2016}}
22. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/campaign-tracker-blog/article109730467.html|title=Deborah Ross out-raises - and outspends - Richard Burr|last=Morrill|first=Jim|date=October 21, 2016|work=|newspaper=charlotteobserver|access-date=October 22, 2016|via=}}
23. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/north-carolina-senate-burr-ross |title=North Carolina U.S. Senate Results: Richard M. Burr Wins }}
24. ^{{cite news|last1=Gordon|first1=Greg|title=Senate candidate opposed ending historic tax credits that had benefited her family|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article107800927.html|accessdate=October 28, 2016|publisher=McClatchy DC|date=October 12, 2016}}

External links

  • Official campaign site
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