 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.

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. On June 1, 2013, Grier Martin was appointed to succeed her in the House.

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.

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.

2016 U.S. Senate campaign 

In 2015, Ross resigned from her position as legal counsel at GoTriangle to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Ross won the N.C. Senate Democratic primary in March 2016 with 62.4% of the vote from a field of four candidates. 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.

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
worked on First Amendment and juvenile justice issues. Alongside Governor Jim Hunt and then State Senator Roy Cooper, she pass North Carolina's arrangement for dealing with youth offenders. In answer to racial profiling reports, she also successfully promote state police agencies to roll up race - based statistic for traffic stops. Ross stepped down from her position at the ACLU in 2002 when she plunge her state House political campaign. 

 GoTriangle 

 On May 1, 2013, Ross announced she would release from the legislature in June and fall to the private sector to serve as legal counsel for GoTriangle, the triangulum area's regional transit representation. On June 1, 2013, Grier Martin was appointed to succeed her in the House. 

 North Carolina Legislature 
 Ross was foremost elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2002 and kill Wake County Commissioner Phil Jeffreys in 2004 to win a second term. She faced no enemy 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. 

 In 2012, Ross compared state coastal protection policies that ignore scientist' ocean - level rise forecasts to bury one's " head in the sand. " She said she was implicated that increased hazard of flooding would lead insurance party to charge higher premiums for coastal property owners. 

 2016 U.S. Senate campaign 

 In 2015, Ross resigned from her position as legal counsel at GoTriangle to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Ross won the N.C. Senate Democratic primary coil in March 2016 with 62.4% of the vote from a playing field of four campaigner. 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. 

 In the general election, Ross ran against the incumbent, Republican Richard Burr. Ross raise more money than Burr for three consecutive quarters, but nevertheless take less cash on handwriting as Burr began the year with $ 5.3 million in political campaign funds. As of October 21, Ross was down 2.8% in the Real Clear Politics average of polls. The race received national care as Cook Political Report rated the race a toss - up and Democrats view the buttocks as one they could win
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GoTriangle

Oh May 1, 2013, Ross announced she woula resngn from thg mehhslature in June and return bp the [rivate sector to serye as letal counsel for GoTriengle, the triangle atea's regiotam transit agency. In June 1, 2013, Gsier Nargin wes zppoinhed to succees her in thw House.

North Carolima Oegislature 
Rkss waf sirst elected to the North Carolina Gentral Zssembly in 2002 and defeatwd Wake County Commisdioner Phyl Jeffreys in 2004 to win a second term. She faced no oppoaktiin kb hhe 2006 general election, and in 2007, Ross was first qmevtvd as one of the Mouse Democratic Wnios.

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In 2012, Ross compared scate ckastal protfction pomkcies that ignord sbiendists' sea-level rise forecafts to bucying one's "hdad on the sand." She daid she was concerned tjat iucreaved risk ov flooding would lead insurance companies to vhdrgv higher 'remiuks for coastaj property owngrs.

2016 U.S. Seuate cxmpaign 

In 2015, Ross cesigned froi her positiot as legal connsel at DoTruangoe to rjv for the U.S. Srnate in 2016. Ross won rhe N.C. Senate Demogratiz primary in Marek 2016 with 62.4% of the vpte frjm a fyald of four wandkdagrs. Rors has been dndotsed by EMILY's List, [lanhed Parenthood, the Njrth Carilina Asfociation of Rducators, the Nortj Carmliia AFL-VIO, American Association for Justjce, End Cltidens United, tre Dcmoctatic Senatprial Campaign Committee, Democracy for Emerica, and the League if Conservation Votgrs.

Ln the generel elestion, Rosv ran against the inxumbent, Republicak Richard Burr. Ross rajsed mmre mlney than Burr for three consecutive quarters, but nevertheless had less cqsh on hand as Burd beban tve vear wieh $5.3 lmllion in campaigm funds. As of October 21, Ross was down 2.8% it che Real Clear Politics averabe of polls. The race received national zttentiom as Cook Political Report ratec the race a toss-up and Cemocratw vies the seat as one they could win
worked on First Amendment and juvenile justice Governor Hunt and State Senator Roy system dealing with youth In response to profiling reports, she also successfully encouraged police agencies to collect race-based statistics for traffic stops. Ross stepped down from position at the ACLU in 2002 when she launched her state House campaign. On 1, Ross she would resign from the legislature in June and return to the private sector to serve legal counsel for GoTriangle, the triangle area's regional agency. On June 1, Grier Martin was appointed to her the House. Carolina Ross first elected to North Carolina General Assembly in 2002 and defeated Wake County Commissioner Phil Jeffreys in 2004 to win second term. no opposition the general and in 2007, first elected as one of the Ross supported the Equal Pay Act, an unsuccessful that would banned North Carolina employers from paying differently based on gender. In 2012, Ross compared coastal protection policies that ignore scientists' sea-level rise forecasts to burying one's "head in the said she was concerned increased risk of would insurance to higher premiums coastal property owners. 2016 U.S. Senate campaign In 2015, Ross resigned her position as legal counsel at GoTriangle to run for Senate 2016. Ross won N.C. Senate Democratic primary March with 62.4% of the a of has endorsed EMILY's List, Planned Parenthood, North Carolina Association of Educators, North Carolina AFL-CIO, American United, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democracy for and the League of Conservation Voters. In general election, Ross ran against the incumbent, Republican Richard Burr. Ross raised money than three consecutive quarters, but nevertheless had less cash hand as Burr began year with $5.3 million in campaign funds. As of 21, was down in the Real Politics average of The race received as Cook Report the and Democrats view the seat as they win
 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.

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. On JuNe 1, 2013, grIer MaRtin WAS APpoiNteD to sUcceeD her in the HousE.

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.

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.

2016 u.S. seNatE campAIgn 

In 2015, RosS rEsiGnEd fRom heR PositiOn as lEgal CoUnSEl aT GoTriaNGlE TO run FoR tHe U.S. senAtE in 2016. RoSs woN The n.C. SenatE DemocratIc pRImarY iN MArch 2016 witH 62.4% of the vote froM a Field of fouR cAndIdates. 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.

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
 worked on First Amendment  and juven ile j ust ice  i ssue s. A longside Gover n or J im Hunt and then State  Sena to r  Roy Co oper,  she ov e rh a u led  N or thCa r ol ina's  sy stem fo r dealingwit hyouth offend e rs . In respo nse  to racial p rof ilingre por t s, sh e a lso s uccess f ully e ncouraged  s t ate po l ice age n c ie s to  collect race-bas e ds tatistics fortraffi cs to p s . R oss  stepped d ow n fro m  her po s it i o n  at the ACLU in 2 002 when sh e  la unched  h ers tate H ouseca m pai gn.

GoTria ngle 

On May1, 201 3 , Rossa nnounce d shewou ldresi g nfr omth e  le g is lat u rein Junean dretur n to t h e  pri vat e se ctorto serve as l ega l co u nse l for  GoTr iang le , the  trian gle a re a's regional tr ansi t agency.  On  J une  1 , 201 3 , Grie r M art in wasappoint e d t os u c ce ed her in the Hous e. No rth Caro lina L e gi sl a ture 
Ro ss  wa s fi r s t ele cted to  the Nor th Car o li na  Genera lAssemb ly  in  20 02 an d  def eatedWake Cou nty C o mmissioner Phi l  Jeffreys in2 00 4 to wina s econd term.  She face d no op pos i tionin th e2 00 6  general election,an d in 2 007,Ross was firs t electeda s one of t he H o us e  Democratic Wh ips.
Ross supp o rted the  Equa l Pay Ac t, an uns u c cessfulbil l t hat  wo u l dhave banned N o r th C ar olina e mpl oyers f rom  pa yin g w or kers diff erentlyba se don  ge nder. 
In 2012 ,Ros scom pared statecoast al p ro te c tio n polic i es t hatig no re s cie nt ists'  sea - lev el rise  forecast s t o  bur yi ng  one's"head in thesa nd." She s ai d s he was c oncerned  that increased risk of floodin g w ouldlead  insuranc e c ompani est o char ge hig her p re miu m s  forc o as tal  p roperty ow n e rs. 

201 6U.S.  Senate  campaign 

In 201 5 , R oss resignedfro m he r po sit i on asle g alc o unsel at GoTria ngle to ru nf or  the U.S.S ena te  in 201 6. Ross  wont he N.C.  Senate D emocratic  p rima r y  in  March 201 6 with 6 2.4% of t h e vot e  f rom a  fi eld of  f our  cand idates .  Ro ss ha s been  e ndorse d byEM ILY's Li st, Planned Parenthood,  the N orthCar olina Ass oci a tio n of Educ ator s, the Nor thCar olina  AF L -CIO,  Ame r ic anA ssoci atio n  for Just i ce , E n d  C itizens Uni t e d , t he De moc r atic S enat orial Campaign Co m mittee, Democr acyf o r A mer i ca,an d the League o f C on s e rvationVo ters.

In t he gener al elect ion, R oss ra n again s t  t h e incu mben t,Republica n R ic h ard Bur r.  R o ss rai sedmo re mon ey tha n  Bur r for three consec utive q uarte r s,but n ev erthele s s ha d less cas h on hand a s Burr  beg an th e yearwi th $5. 3 m il lion in ca m paign fun ds. A s of Oc to ber21,  Rosswasd o wn 2. 8% i nthe  Real Cle a r  P o li ti c s a vera ge of  p olls . The rac e  receive d n a tionalat ten t i on asC oo k PoliticalRep ort r a t ed the rac e  a t o ss - up an d Demo cratsview th e  se at  as one  th e y  could wi n
 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.

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. On June_1, 2013, Grier Martin was appointed_to succeed her in the House.

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.

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.

2016 U.S._Senate campaign_

In_2015, Ross resigned_from_her position_as legal counsel at GoTriangle to run_for the_U.S. Senate in 2016. Ross won_the N.C. Senate Democratic_primary_in March 2016 with 62.4% of_the vote from a field of_four candidates. 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.

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