Deborah K. Ross Quotes

United States, Lawyer
June 20, 1963

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.

Also known as Politician

Unfortunately, too few women take the risk of running for political office or assuming positions of influence. As a result, our voices are not part of the conversation yet alone the final decision.

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- Political
- Running
People - I always have energy for people.

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- People
- Energy

My nickname is Deb for people who really know me. But the only real nickname I've ever had was, my dad used to call me 'Ace.'

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- Real
- Dad
I am convinced that my dark-horse candidacy helped pave the way for women and members of underserved communities to seek political office.

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- Women
- Political
- Dark
I have a lot of favorite songs. One of them is Lyle Lovett's version of 'If I Needed You.'

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We need to have law enforcement and the African-American community work together for the safety of everybody.

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- American
- Together
Flag-burning is plain wrong, and I'll stand up for free speech - even speech I don't like.

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- Free
The Second Amendment is very important, but we have to have commonsense gun safety.

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- Safety
- Gun

People must have the right to freely practice their religion. It is written in our founding documents and at the core of our values. If you look at my record, you'll see I safeguarded those values.

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- People
- Practice
I'm kind of boring - I like to watch the 'Newshour' on Friday nights.

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- Friday
We have a First Amendment right to burn the flag as symbolic speech. The Constitution protects that right. To spend time and effort on this is ridiculous.

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- Effort