Debra Heffernan Explained

Debra Heffernan
State House:	Delaware
District:	6th
Term Start:	November 3, 2010
Predecessor:	Tom Kovach
Successor:	Incumbent
Birth Date:	8 April 1962
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Edgewood Hills, Delaware
Alma Mater:	University of Delaware Duke University

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]

External links

• Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Debra Heffernan (D) . . . January 8, 2019.
2. Web site: Representative Debra Heffernan's Biography . . November 5, 2013.
3. Web site: Debra Heffernan on Twitter. September 19, 2018.
4. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 2, 2010 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 5, 2013 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175242/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml . dead .
5. Web site: State legislative elections results analysis, incumbents, 2010 . November 23, 2010 . Ballotpedia . July 11, 2016.
6. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 6, 2012 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 5, 2013 . November 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114518/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml . dead .
7. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 4, 2014 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . July 11, 2016.
8. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 8, 2016 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . January 7, 2019 . May 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528142341/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml . dead .
9. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 6, 2018 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . January 7, 2019 . December 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181222125356/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml . dead .
10. Web site: 2024 Delaware General election Results .