Deb Manjarrez

Deb Manjarrez
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2025 Serving with Gloria Mendoza
Preceded by	Gina Mosbrucker
Personal details
Born	Wapato, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mark E. Manjarrez
Education	Central Washington University (BA)
Occupation	politician farmer accountant

Deb Manjarrez is an American politician, farmer, and accountant. In 2024, she was elected to serve in the Washington House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Manjarrez was born and raised in Wapato, Washington.[1] Manjarrez is the fourth generation of her family to work in farming and owns the farm that has been in her family since the 1940s with her husband Mark.[2] She graduated from Wapato High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Central Washington University.[3]

Manjarrez is a certified public accountant.[2]

Political career

Manjarrez served as president of the Wapato Chamber of Commerce for ten years and served as chairman of the Yakima County Republican Central Committee.[1] She was also a Republican state committewoman.[1][4]

Washington House of Represenatives

She ran in the 2024 Washington House of Representatives election to fill the seat of Gina Mosbrucker, who retired.[2] In the primary election, she faced two challengers, Democrat Ana Ruiz Kennedy and independent Eddie Perez, with Manjarrez and Kennedy advancing to the general.[5][6] Menjarrez defeated Kennedy, receiving 51% of the votes.[7]

References

1. Martinez, Ileana (May 6, 2024). "Debra Manjarrez announces plans to run for District 14 state rep seat". Sunnyside Sun.
2. Inghram, Questen (July 19, 2024). "Kennedy, Manjarrez, Perez run for 14th District state House". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
3. "Deb Manjarrez bio". Yakima Herald-Republic. October 15, 2024.
4. Hoang, Mai (November 7, 2022). "Latina candidates in Central WA seek to increase representation". Cascade PBS. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
5. Madsen, Sue Lani (August 5, 2024). "Latino candidates have growing influence in Washington state politics". Washington Examiner. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
6. Martinez, Ileana (August 6, 2024). "Dimas, Manjarrez lead local races for state rep". Sunnyside Sun. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
7. Inghram, Questen (November 23, 2024). "Republicans win 14th District races with results pointing to a more competitive territory". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved November 27, 2024.