Debra Lekanoff
Debra Lekanoff | |
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Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 40th, Position 1 district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kristine Lytton |
Personal details | |
Born | Yakutat, Alaska, U.S.[1] | February 26, 1971
Political party | Democratic |
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.[2]
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.[3]
Electoral history[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debra Lekanoff | 48,153 | 67.02 | |
Republican | Michael Petrish | 23,692 | 32.98 |
References[]
- ^ "Resolutions Introduced in 3 States to Designate 2019 as International Year of the Salmon". Alask Native News. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "Representative-Elect Debra Lekanoff receives House committee assignments". Indian Country Today. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Washington Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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Categories:
- Washington (state) Democrats
- Members of the Washington House of Representatives
- Living people
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Women state legislators in Washington (state)
- 1971 births
- Native American state legislators in Washington (state)
- Washington (state) politician stubs