Debra Lekanoff
2019 - Present
2025
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Debra Lekanoff (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 40-Position 1. She assumed office on January 14, 2019.
Lekanoff (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 40-Position 1. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lekanoff earned a bachelor's degree from Central Washington University in 2000 and attended Evergreen College for a master's degree.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Lekanoff was assigned to the following committees:
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Environment & Energy Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Joint Water Supply During Drought Committee, Chair
- Economic Development & International Relations Committee
2021-2022
Lekanoff was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee
- State Government & Tribal Relations Committee, Vice chair
- Economic Development & International Relations Committee
2019-2020
Lekanoff was assigned to the following committees:
- Capital Budget Committee
- Environment & Energy Committee, Vice Chair
- Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1
Incumbent Debra Lekanoff won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Lekanoff (D) | 96.5 | 52,628 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.5 | 1,900 | ||
| Total votes: 54,528 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1
Incumbent Debra Lekanoff advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Lekanoff (D) | 95.5 | 35,225 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.5 | 1,669 | ||
| Total votes: 36,894 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1
Incumbent Debra Lekanoff defeated Shannon Perkes in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Lekanoff (D) | 69.6 | 53,488 | |
 | Shannon Perkes (R) | 30.2 | 23,208 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 142 | ||
| Total votes: 76,838 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1
Incumbent Debra Lekanoff and Shannon Perkes advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Lekanoff (D) | 93.9 | 34,261 | |
| ✔ | | Shannon Perkes (R) (Write-in) | 1.7 | 615 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.4 | 1,611 | ||
| Total votes: 36,487 | ||||
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2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1
Incumbent Debra Lekanoff won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Lekanoff (D) | 95.7 | 64,898 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.3 | 2,915 | ||
| Total votes: 67,813 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1
Incumbent Debra Lekanoff advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Lekanoff (D) | 94.2 | 41,704 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.8 | 2,549 | ||
| Total votes: 44,253 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2018
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1
Debra Lekanoff defeated Michael Petrish in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Lekanoff (D) | 67.0 | 48,153 | |
| Michael Petrish (R) | 33.0 | 23,692 | |
| Total votes: 71,845 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1
The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 40-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debra Lekanoff (D) | 28.2 | 11,323 | |
| ✔ | | Michael Petrish (R) | 21.0 | 8,446 |
| Alex Ramel (D) | 19.1 | 7,684 | ||
| Rud Browne (D) | 18.4 | 7,394 | |
| Daniel Miller (R) | 6.7 | 2,686 | ||
| Tom Pasma (D) | 6.5 | 2,629 | |
| Total votes: 40,162 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Debra Lekanoff did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Debra Lekanoff completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lekanoff's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Representative Lekanoff has called Skagit Valley home for over 20 years. She's a working mom who successfully passed a number of bills: protecting natural resources, safety for farmworkers, funding the Housing Trust Fund, and climate change. Today, she is working to ensure families have resources to protect everyone's health and well-being during the pandemic.
Debra will continue to set a broad table for stakeholder input while focusing on economic and community recovery, healthcare, and environmental health. She is proud to represent you and is endorsed by labor organizations including nurses, grocery store workers, and teachers.
- Lifting up Washington's Workforce - Washington's Workforce is critical to keeping our local community and economy moving.
- Curbing Effects of Climate Change through Policy - Expanding environmental policy and community changes to curb the effects of climate change.
- Industry Focus with Responsible Sustainability Practice - Supporting our economy through clean energy industries that keep our families and environment safe and healthy, and through green infrastructure projects, jobs and workforce training.
As I stand with salmon eggs in one hand and seeds in the other looking over the Salish Sea, I recognize that we must make early, incremental investments to ensure long term success. We cannot separate affordable housing from healthcare, workers rights, access to clean water, and the right to a healthy environment. I will continue my work with the Growth Management Act and incentivizing cities and counties to incorporate affordable housing into their land use plans so we continue to grow well and grow smart. We must support more policies that grant worker protections like paid family medical leave and a living wage, as well as policies that support basic human rights like universal healthcare and access to affordable housing near jobs, wrap-around services, public transportation, and utility infrastructure. This will mean increased density in some urban centers in the 40th district, which will have the additional benefit of protecting our salmon. Urban sprawl is one of the biggest threats to salmon health, which is a huge indicator of the health of the Salish Sea and Washington State. Policies that address systemic racism will lead to healthier communities, healthier salmon, and a healthier environment.
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2023
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In 2023, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 23.
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2022
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In 2022, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 10.
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2021
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 25.
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2020
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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Washington State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Washington State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 8 through March 8.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 16, 2020.
