Deborah K. Ross

Supports lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.

Supports funding for affordable, mixed-income rental units at below-market rents.

Said, "I also support lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60."

Said, "I also obtained funding to support a new 127-unit development in Cary that will provide quality, affordable, mixed-income rental units at below-market rents."

Said, "In Congress, I’m working to strengthen Social Security and will strenuously oppose any attempt to turn Medicare into a voucher program. I also support lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60."

Wants to lower the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.

Supports quality, affordable, mixed-income rental units at below-market rents.

Supports tuition-free community college to provide disadvantaged students with access to education and future professional success.

Said, "In Congress, I am fighting for greater federal resources for our schools as well as free, high quality pre-K programs for all our children. I strongly believe an investment in our students is an investment in our shared future."

Said, "Climate change represents an existential threat to our people and our planet. Deborah supports clean energy alternatives, opposes fracking, and fights to preserve NC’s environmental heritage."

Said, "In Congress, I am committed to passing comprehensive immigration reform to keep families together, enhance border security, provide a fair pathway to citizenship, and meet our nation’s economic needs."

Supports strengthening voting rights, combating gerrymandering, and reforming North Carolina's redistricting process.

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Buket Urgen

As a state representative, supported tax breaks for small businesses and passed legislation to spur economic development in Raleigh.

Supports the American Rescue Plan, which provided relief to small businesses and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Said, "I will continue fighting for policies that will create jobs, lower costs, and support our innovative businesses in Wake County and beyond."

Opposes converting Medicare into a voucher program.

Supports public education for all, reducing class sizes, raising teacher pay, investing in early childhood education, alleviating student loan debt, and more.

Cosponsored the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would make child care more affordable.

Supports clean energy and opposes fracking.

Supports the Inflation Reduction Act, which invests in clean energy, reduces carbon pollution, and aims to meet President Obama's greenhouse gas emission reduction goal of 40 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.

Supports building a nationwide network of charging stations to facilitate the transition to electric vehicles.

Said, "offshore wind energy is one the best resources in our toolbox to combat climate change and unleash the power of American clean energy."

Said, "I proudly introduced the Defend Our Coast Act to prevent offshore oil and gas drilling along the mid-Atlantic seaboard."

Supports protecting undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.

Said, "I introduced the America’s CHILDREN Act to protect Documented Dreamers from aging out of temporary protections and becoming vulnerable to deportation by providing a pathway to permanent residence."

Said, "I have worked hard to protect and expand voting rights, combat partisan and racial gerrymandering, enhance judicial ethics and transparency..."