Debra Heffernan

Debra Heffernan
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 6th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2010
Preceded byTom Kovach
Personal details
Born (1962-04-08) April 8, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Edgewood Hills, Delaware
Alma materUniversity of Delaware
Duke University
Websitedebraheffernan.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.

  1. ^ "Representative Debra Heffernan (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Debra Heffernan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Debra Heffernan on Twitter". Retrieved September 19, 2018.