Debra Heffernan

Debra Heffernan
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 3, 2010
Preceded byTom Kovach
Personal details
Born (1962-04-08) April 8, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Edgewood Hills, Delaware
Alma materUniversity of Delaware
Duke University
Websitedebraheffernan.com

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]
  • In 2024, Heffernan won the general election with 8,766 (65.65%) against Republican nominee Michael Krawczuk.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Debra Heffernan (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Debra Heffernan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Debra Heffernan on Twitter". Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "State legislative elections results analysis, incumbents, 2010". Ballotpedia. November 23, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "2024 Delaware General election Results".


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