Debra Lekanoff

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.

Debra Lekanoff
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2019 Serving with Alex Ramel
Preceded by	Kristine Lytton
Personal details
Born	(1971-02-26) February 26, 1971 (age 54) Yakutat, Alaska, U.S.[1]
Political party	Democratic

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.^[6]

Electoral history

August 2018 State Representative Position 1 Primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

November 2018 State Representative Position 1 General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Lekanoff	48,153	67.02
	Republican	Michael Petrish	23,692	32.98