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American politician
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.
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[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 .
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In 2012, Heffernan won the general election with 7,502 votes (62.4%) against Republican nominee Eric Taylor.
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In 2014, Heffernan won the general election with 4,496 votes (63.4%) against Republican nominee Kyle Buzzard.
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In 2016, Heffernan was unopposed in the general election and won 9,545 votes.
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In 2018, Heffernan won the general election with 7,073 (65.3%) against Republican nominee Jeffrey Olmstead.
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References
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"Representative Debra Heffernan (D)" .
Dover, Delaware :
Delaware General Assembly . Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
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"Representative Debra Heffernan's Biography" .
Project Vote Smart . Retrieved November 5, 2013 .
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"Debra Heffernan on Twitter" . Retrieved September 19, 2018 .
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"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 .
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"State legislative elections results analysis, incumbents, 2010" . Ballotpedia. November 23, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2016 .
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"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 .
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"State of Delaware General Election Official Results" . Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2016 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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