Who are “they”?

Under the Dome posted an interesting quote from State Rep. Deborah Ross, a Democrat from Raleigh.

The Raleigh Democrat says her biggest goal for the budget is a raise for teachers and state employees, though she did not have a specific amount in mind.

“I don’t want to give a number because then they’ll be mad at me because I didn’t say a high enough number,” she said. “I’m hoping that we can do as well as we did last year.” (Emphasis added.)

So, who are “they”? NCAE? SEANC? Duh.