Debra J. Heffernan

Debra J. Heffernan DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 6

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Debra J. HeffernanDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 6
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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.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. In 2022, she defeated progressive challenger Becca Cotto in the Democratic primary.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Duke University
MS Environmental Toxicology
University of Delaware
BA Biology
Past Positions1 - 2 of 2
Representative
Delaware State House of Representatives
2010 - Current
Former Consultant
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Other Experience1 - 15 of 15
Member
Bellefonte Lions Club
Current
Member
Brandywine School Board
2005 - 2010
President
Brandywine School Board
2008 - 2010
Volunteer
Mary Campbell Center
Delaware Representative
Mom Congress
Former Co-President
Bush Early Education Center, Parent Teacher Association
Founding Member
Brandywine Special Needs, Parent Teacher Association
Member
Brownfields Advisory Committee/Hazardous Substances Cleanup Act Advisory Committee
Volunteer
Special Olympics of Delaware
Volunteer
Graylyn Crest Swim Team
Volunteer
Girl Scouts of Chesapeake Bay
Former Member
Joint Finance Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Health and Human Development Committee, Delaware State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Capital Improvement, Delaware State House of Representatives
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