Debra Hilstrom

Debra Hilstrom
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 40B district
47B (2001–2003), 46B (2003–2013)
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 7, 2019
Preceded byPhil Carruthers
Succeeded bySamantha Vang
Personal details
Born (1968-06-21) June 21, 1968 (age 56)
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Political partyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
SpouseJoel
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (B.A.)
William Mitchell College of Law (J.D)
OccupationLawyer

Debra J. Hilstrom (born June 21, 1968) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 40B, which included portions of the city of Brooklyn Center in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She was a candidate in the 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election. She ran for Minnesota Attorney General in 2018, but lost the August 14 primary to Congressman Keith Ellison.