Debbie Lesko

Debbie Lesko
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 8th district
Assumed office
May 7, 2018
Preceded byTrent Franks
President pro tempore of the Arizona Senate
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 8, 2018
Preceded bySylvia Allen
Succeeded byJohn Kavanagh
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 12, 2015 – January 8, 2018
Preceded byRick Murphy
Succeeded byRick Gray
Member of the
Arizona House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 2009 – January 12, 2015
Preceded byBob Stump
Succeeded byTony Rivero
Constituency9th district (2009–2013)
21st district (2013–2015)
Personal details
Born
Debra Kay Lorenz

(1958-11-14) November 14, 1958 (age 65)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Jeffrey Ignas
(m. 1985; div. 1993)

Joe Lesko
Children3
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

Debra Kay Lesko (/ˈlɛsk/ LESS-koh; née Lorenz; born November 14, 1958) is an American politician who has represented Arizona's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2018. The district is in the West Valley portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area and includes Glendale, Surprise, Sun City, Peoria, and part of western Phoenix. A member of the Republican Party, Lesko previously served in the Arizona State Legislature from 2009 to 2018.

Lesko served in the Arizona Senate from 2015 to 2018. She was president pro tempore of the Arizona Senate from 2017 to 2018.[1] Lesko also served as a member of Arizona House of Representatives from 2009 until 2015. She became the Representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district after winning a 2018 special election.[2]

In October 2023, Lesko announced she would not seek reelection in 2024.[3] She later announced a run for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, representing District 4.[4]

  1. ^ "Debbie Lesko". Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona State Legislature. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Hansen, Ronald J.; Wingett-Sanchez, Yvonne; Nowicki, Dan (December 12, 2017). "Trent Franks stepping down from Congress amid complaints from 2 former female staffers". The Arizona Republic.
  3. ^ Tully-McManus, Katherine (October 17, 2023). "Debbie Lesko will not run for reelection in 2024". Politico.
  4. ^ "Rep. Debbie Lesko files for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors". KTAR.com. February 19, 2024.