Debra Lekanoff | |
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Member of the WashingtonHouseofRepresentatives from the 40th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 Servingwith Alex Ramel | |
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 was credited with being the first female tribal member to serve in the Washington House of Representatives. [2] [3] However,Lois Stratton was actually the first female tribal member to serve in the Washington House of Representatives,starting her first term in 1979, [4] [5] making Lekanoff the second female tribal member to serve in this position.
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. [6]
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 |