Debra Lekanoff

Debra E. Lekanoff (born February 26, 1971) is a Democratic member of the Washington Legislature representing the State's 40th House district for position 1. She is a member of the Tlingit tribe and the second female tribal member to serve in the Washington House of Representatives after Lois Stratton.[1]

Debra Lekanoff
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 40th district
Assumed office
14 January 2019
Succeeded byKristine Lytton
Personal details
Born (1971-02-26) February 26, 1971
Political partyDemocratic
Position1

Career

Lekanoff won the election on 6 November 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured sixty-seven percent of the vote while her closest rival Republican Michael Petrish secured thirty-three percent.[2]

Electoral history
August 2018 State Representative Position 1 Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alex Ramel 7,684 19.13
Democratic Debra Lekanoff 11,323 28.19
Republican Michael Petrish 8,446 21.03
Republican Daniel Miller 2,686 6.69
Democratic Rud Browne 7,394 18.41
Democratic Tom Pasma 2,629 6.55
November 2018 State Representative Position 1 General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Lekanoff 48,153 67.02
Republican Michael Petrish 23,692 32.98

References
  1. "Representative-Elect Debra Lekanoff receives House committee assignments". Indian Country Today. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. "Washington Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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