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.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.
^"Representative Debra Heffernan (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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