Debra Heffernan
American politician
Debra Heffernan | |
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| Member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Kovach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-04-08) April 8, 1962 (age 62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Edgewood Hills, Delaware |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware Duke University |
| Website | debraheffernan |
Debra J. Heffernan (born April 8, 1962) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 6.[1][2]
Heffernan earned her BS in biology from the University of Delaware and her MS in environmental toxicology from Duke University.
Heffernan is a part of the centrist wing of the Delaware Democratic Party. She supported centrist US Senator Tom Carper in the 2018 US Senate election in Delaware over progressive challenger Kerri Evelyn Harris.[3] In 2022, she defeated progressive challenger Becca Cotto in the Democratic primary.
Electoral history
- In 2010, Heffernan won the three-way general election with 4,363 votes (51.9%) against incumbent Republican Tom Kovach and Libertarian nominee Matthew Flebbe.[4] She was one of only ten candidates to defeat a sitting Republican in a state house race in 2010 according to Ballotpedia.[5]
- In 2012, Heffernan won the general election with 7,502 votes (62.4%) against Republican nominee Eric Taylor.[6]
- In 2014, Heffernan won the general election with 4,496 votes (63.4%) against Republican nominee Kyle Buzzard.[7]
- In 2016, Heffernan was unopposed in the general election and won 9,545 votes.[8]
- In 2018, Heffernan won the general election with 7,073 (65.3%) against Republican nominee Jeffrey Olmstead.[9]
References
- ^ "Representative Debra Heffernan (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Representative Debra Heffernan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Debra Heffernan on Twitter". Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "State legislative elections results analysis, incumbents, 2010". Ballotpedia. November 23, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
External links
- Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
- Campaign site
- Profile at Vote Smart
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Members of the Delaware House of Representatives
152nd General Assembly (2022–2024)
- Speaker of the House
- Valerie Longhurst (D)
- Majority Leader
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D)
- Minority Leader
- Michael Ramone (R)
- ▌Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D)
- ▌Stephanie Bolden (D)
- ▌Sherry Dorsey Walker (D)
- ▌Jeff Hilovsky (R)
- ▌Kendra Johnson (D)
- ▌Debra Heffernan (D)
- ▌Larry Lambert (D)
- ▌Sherae'a Moore (D)
- ▌Kevin Hensley (R)
- ▌Sean Matthews (D)
- ▌Jeffrey Spiegelman (R)
- ▌Krista Griffith (D)
- ▌DeShanna Neal (D)
- ▌Peter Schwartzkopf (D)
- ▌Valerie Longhurst (D)
- ▌Franklin Cooke Jr. (D)
- ▌Melissa Minor-Brown (D)
- ▌Sophie Phillips (D)
- ▌Kimberly Williams (D)
- ▌Esthelda Parker Selby (D)
- ▌Michael Ramone (R)
- ▌Michael F. Smith (R)
- ▌Paul Baumbach (D)
- ▌Edward Osienski (D)
- ▌Cyndie Romer (D)
- ▌Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)
- ▌Eric Morrison (D)
- ▌William Carson Jr. (D)
- ▌William Bush IV (D)
- ▌W. Shannon Morris (R)
- ▌Sean Lynn (D)
- ▌Kerri Evelyn Harris (D)
- ▌Charles Postles Jr. (R)
- ▌Lyndon Yearick (R)
- ▌Jesse Vanderwende (R)
- ▌Bryan Shupe (R)
- ▌Valerie Jones Giltner (R)
- ▌Ronald E. Gray (R)
- ▌Daniel Short (R)
- ▌Timothy Dukes (R)
- ▌Richard G. Collins (R)
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