Deborah Ross · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 10:25 PM

I have a personal request

  Hey folks — I have a personal request: Will you make a contribution of $5 or more before our August fundraising deadline expires tonight? I’ll explain more in just a moment. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: …

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  James Walling · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 5:54 PM

Re: introductions

  Hi there, team! I just wanted to take a quick moment to reintroduce myself — I’m James, Deborah’s Finance Director. My job is to make sure our campaign has the resources to organize voters, run digital and TV ads, print yard signs, fight back against right-wing attacks, and more so …

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

August 30, 2022 at 10:46 PM

Just the beginning

  Team — As we get closer to Election Day, the attacks on our values and fundamental rights from Republicans are becoming more egregious. Just this month, a federal judge reinstated North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban, even when a woman’s health is at risk — further restricting the …

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

August 26, 2022 at 4:01 PM

I owe you an explanation

  Hey there — In just a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a donation to my campaign ahead of our end-of-month fundraising deadline. But first, I hope you will give me a chance to explain why this request is so important, especially right now. As you know, a lot has happened in Wash…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

August 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Democrats are delivering

  In Congress, Deborah and her Democratic colleagues are delivering. Last year, Democrats passed the American Rescue Plan to deliver relief for working families and help our communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, they led bipartisan negotiations to pass the Infrastructu…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

August 22, 2022 at 9:05 PM

I have a few free minutes

  Hi there — I have a few free minutes in my schedule today, so I wanted to take a moment to quickly reach out and share something with you. Growing up, I always looked up to my mother. Maybe it was because she was a nursery school teacher or because she was raising three wildly diffe…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

August 19, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Before you log off

  Team — Thanks to your support, Deborah has been able to make progress on the issues that matter most for everyday Americans — from expanding health care and lowering prescription drug costs to addressing climate change — all in the name of a better future. With the midterm election …

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

August 18, 2022 at 5:59 PM

Breaking news

  Hi there — I have some news to share with you: A federal judge just reinstated North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban — severely restricting the right to choose here in our state. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this summer, we knew this was a possibility. But …

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

August 17, 2022 at 10:15 PM

Kevin McCarthy was in Wake County last week

  Is there anything we can say to convince you to donate to Deborah’s reelection campaign today? What if we told you that despite holding slim majorities in Congress, Democrats just passed the biggest investment to tackle the climate crisis in our country's history while reducing the …

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

August 16, 2022 at 9:47 PM

Partisan gerrymandering has no place in our democracy

  Hi there — It’s been almost a year since North Carolina Republicans passed a heavily gerrymandered Congressional map through the state legislature — one of their many attempts to silence the voices of thousands of voters, particularly marginalized communities, in an attempt to tilt …

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

August 12, 2022 at 10:04 PM

Transformational

  I have some great news to share with you today, folks: The House just passed the Inflation Reduction Act! This is transformational legislation. It is a much-needed investment in our work to tackle the climate crisis, and allows North Carolina to become a leader in the clean energy e…

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  Cheri Beasley · [email protected]

August 11, 2022 at 7:02 PM

trying something new

  Hey there — I wanted to send you a quick note before the day got away from us. I’m personally reaching out to ask for your support. We’re running a new kind of campaign for North Carolina because we have to try something new if we’re going to win in November. But it requires a signi…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

August 9, 2022 at 9:18 PM

Three things you should know

  Hi there — We wanted to send you a quick update on how our campaign — and by extension our ability to maintain our Democratic majority in Congress — is going. Here are three things you should know: Election forecasters are saying that Republicans are favored to flip the House this …

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

August 8, 2022 at 10:02 PM

Bumping this to the top of your inbox

  Hey team! We just wanted to check in and make sure you saw Deborah’s email from over the weekend. Deborah is fighting her heart out to make progress for the people of North Carolina — and she’s getting things done. But her busy schedule over the last few months has kept her from fun…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

August 6, 2022 at 8:00 PM

This email is longer than usual, but it’s important

  Hi folks — This email is a little longer than what I typically write, but it’s important and I hope you will take the time to read it. When I was elected to the House of Representatives almost two years ago, I promised to make a difference in the lives of North Carolinians and to wo…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

August 4, 2022 at 6:40 PM

Checking in

  Hey folks — Yesterday, I joined North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein in Raleigh to talk about the importance of protecting the right to a safe and legal abortion here in our state and nationwide. It’s clear that this issue is top of mind for so many North Carolinians, and I pr…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 31, 2022 at 8:30 PM

I’ll keep this short

  I hate to bother you over the weekend, folks, so I’ll keep this short. Our end-of-month deadline expires in just a few hours and right now, we’re falling just a bit short on our goal. So, I’d really appreciate it if you could pitch in just a few bucks to help us close the gap before…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

July 31, 2022 at 5:02 PM

100 days

  Hey there, team — The midterm election is right around the corner — really! Today marks 100 days until Election Day. Here at Ross HQ, our team is working around the clock to reach voters across the district and share the incredible work Deborah has accomplished in her first term in …

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 30, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Humbly asking

  Friend, I have a personal request: Will you make a contribution of $5 or more before our July fundraising deadline expires tomorrow night? I’ll explain more in just a moment. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: …

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 4:38 PM

Happy Friday!

  Hi there — Happy Friday! It’s hard to believe we’ve already reached the end of July. From fighting to protect reproductive freedom and access to affordable healthcare, to passing my bill to protect our nation’s energy sector from cyber threats, this has been quite a busy month. With…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

July 28, 2022 at 10:05 PM

A little goes a long way

  Team — A lot has been going on in the fundraising world and we wanted to clue you in on where we stand. Right now, Republicans across the country are experiencing a significant drop in small dollar donors. This comes as no surprise to us following the GOP’s all-out assault on reprod…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 27, 2022 at 8:00 PM

195 House Republicans voted against protecting access to birth control

  Last month, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, not only wiping out abortion access for millions of Americans but also setting the stage for the right-leaning Court to further erode our rights. In his concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas made it clear that access to con…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 26, 2022 at 9:26 PM

July is wrapping up

  Hi there — July is wrapping up, and as I was taking a look at this month’s fundraising numbers, I noticed that we’re pacing just a bit behind where we’d like to be in order to hit our target by the end of the month. Honestly, this is to be expected. This time of year, folks are spen…

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  Cheri Beasley · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 6:12 PM

I’m grateful for the tens of thousands of small-dollar donors powering this campaign.

  Hi there, I am reaching out to personally ask for your financial support. We are throwing out the old playbook and running the kind of grassroots campaign it takes to win in North Carolina. It is a significant undertaking, but it is working. The polls show we’re tied with our oppone…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

July 21, 2022 at 9:59 PM

Here’s our elevator pitch

  Team, is there anything we can say to convince you to make a donation to our campaign today? What if we told you that Politico just named our district, Wake County, as one of the 20 counties in the nation that will decide the outcome of the 2022 midterms? Or that FiveThirtyEight’s 2…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 19, 2022 at 9:54 PM

Our fight is far from over

  Team — Last month, the Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, wiping out almost fifty years of legal precedent and jeopardizing the health and safety of millions of Americans. We’re already seeing the impacts of this disastrous decision take effect. Several states have banne…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 15, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Counting on you

  Hey there — I don’t want to take up too much of your time, so I’ll keep this short. Tonight, we close the books on our mid-month deadline, and we’re coming up short of our goal. There’s a lot on the line this election, and we’re running out of time to secure our Democratic majoritie…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 14, 2022 at 5:39 PM

Personally asking

  Hey there, I have a personal request: Will you pitch in before our mid-month fundraising deadline expires tomorrow? I’ll explain more in just a moment. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Chip in $10 …

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

July 13, 2022 at 9:41 PM

The midterm election could all come down to Wake County, North Carolina

  We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again, folks: North Carolina voters will play a critical role in deciding the outcome of the midterm elections. And the fight to protect our Democratic majorities may be even closer to home than we thought. Politico just named Wake County, Nort…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

July 11, 2022 at 10:39 PM

Tough pill to swallow

  Have you heard, team? Now that FiveThirtyEight’s 2022 election forecast is out, everyone from North Carolina voters to the national media can see where the cards are projected to fall. Here’s a tough pill to swallow: Democrats are forecasted to lose the House this November. We have …

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 8, 2022 at 6:53 PM

My number one priority

  Hi there — It has been great spending some time back in Wake County, celebrating Independence Day with friends, family and neighbors, checking in with folks back home, and of course, spending some quality time with my dog, Wylie. But as you probably know, the work never fully stops.…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 6, 2022 at 7:01 PM

The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case about Republican-led gerrymandering in North Carolina

  Hello — Last November, North Carolina Republicans passed a heavily gerrymandered Congressional map in the state legislature — ​​attempting to silence the voices of thousands of voters, particularly people of color, all to further their own political gain. Thankfully, our state’s Sup…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

July 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Thank you

  Hi there — I just wanted to send you a quick message to say thank you. I just spoke with our team on the status toward our end-of-quarter goal, and thanks to your incredible support, we hit our target. I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am. These last few weeks have been parti…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 30, 2022 at 7:10 PM

Before our numbers go public

  Hi folks — I’m dropping you a quick note to ask for your help in reaching our end-of-quarter fundraising goal before our deadline expires at midnight. (If you want to cut to the chase, you can donate $10 to my campaign by clicking here >>) Once we finalize our numbers and send…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 29, 2022 at 10:01 PM

Our Democratic majority

  Folks — It’s never been more important that we defend our majority in Congress this November — but to do it, we need to win in North Carolina this fall. In 2020, Democrats flipped just three House seats blue. Our campaign was one of them, and my friend Kathy Manning’s was another, i…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

June 29, 2022 at 6:55 PM

This seat is not for sale

  Hi team — We only have one more day before our end-of-quarter deadline expires and the bad news is, we are still behind on our goal. Tomorrow night, we’ll close the books on this quarter and begin preparing a report of our campaign’s finances to send to the FEC. Then, those numbers …

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

June 28, 2022 at 7:49 PM

Deborah’s anti-choice opponent

  Team — Is there anything we can say to convince you to make a donation to our campaign ahead of our end-of-quarter deadline this Thursday? What if we told you that Deborah’s Republican opponent is fiercely anti-choice and supports the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 27, 2022 at 7:23 PM

Re: The Federal Election Commission

  Hi folks — Can I quickly explain something? This Thursday night, we will close the books on our fundraising for the second quarter of the year. The next morning, our team will compile a report to send to the Federal Election Commission and shortly after, those numbers will be made p…

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  Cheri Beasley · [email protected]

June 25, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Our only option to codify abortion rights is to expand the majority

  The Supreme Court just ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade. It is the terrifying and dangerous moment that so many of us have warned was coming, and once again, Washington is failing to protect our rights. Too many Senators lack the courage to fight for our rights. So our only option, if…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 24, 2022 at 5:33 PM

I will not give up and I will not back down

  As I’m sure you’ve heard, the Supreme Court just officially overturned Roe v. Wade, wiping out almost fifty years of legal precedent and jeopardizing the health and safety of millions of Americans. We knew this was coming, but that doesn’t make this moment any less difficult. Like m…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

June 23, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Unpleasant news

  Hey team — We have some unpleasant news to share: we’re behind on our critical end-of-quarter fundraising goal, and the deadline expires next week. To be honest, this isn’t completely unexpected. The “summer slump” is upon us — the most challenging time of the year to fundraise. Fol…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 22, 2022 at 10:19 PM

Did you see Jeff’s email?

  Hi there — My good friend, Jeff Jackson, is running for Congress here in North Carolina and I just wanted to make sure you saw his message yesterday. From serving our country as a Major in the Army National Guard to leading the fight to raise teacher pay, expand Medicaid, end partis…

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  Jeff Jackson · [email protected]

June 21, 2022 at 8:48 PM

I’m running for Congress

  Hi folks — Jeff Jackson here. I’m running to represent North Carolina’s newly drawn 14th district in Congress and join Deborah Ross in fighting for all North Carolinians in Washington. But before I ask you to split a donation between our campaigns, I hope you’ll give me a chance to …

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 19, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Today we celebrate Juneteenth

  Hello — Today we honor and observe Juneteenth, the oldest continuous celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Today marks the 157th anniversary of freedom for enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, which came two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancip…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 16, 2022 at 9:08 PM

Tonight’s deadline

  Hi there — I’m dropping you a quick note to ask for your help in meeting our mid-month fundraising goal before tonight’s deadline. Let me explain why this goal is crucial to our success: Every three months or so, our team sits down and decides on a quarterly budget. Then, we set a f…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 16, 2022 at 3:11 PM

Coffee?

  Hey folks — My top priority in Congress is ensuring Washington is working for folks like you. You know, I’m a firm believer that good listeners make good leaders. And on this campaign, I want to hear your stories and understand the issues that matter most to you, so that we can figh…

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  Team Ross · [email protected]

June 15, 2022 at 9:27 PM

Trump is focused on North Carolina

  Team — Next month, Trump is hosting a massive conservative rally in Greensboro, and tickets for the event go for up to $3,995. That money will go straight to boosting far-right candidates and undermining campaigns like ours — the same way Trump and his rolodex of megadonors have bee…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 14, 2022 at 8:29 PM

Equality and justice for all

  Team — This Pride month, I’m asking you to join me in uplifting the LGBTQ community by supporting the Equality Act — legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBTQ people shouldn’t be discriminated against because of who they are…

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  Deborah Ross · [email protected]

June 14, 2022 at 3:08 PM

Welcome to the team!

  Hi there, welcome to the team! I’m so glad to have you as part of our grassroots campaign as we fight for affordable healthcare, to protect our democracy and right to vote, to end this public health crisis, and so much more. If you have a moment, I’d love to bring you up to speed. Y…

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