Debbie Halvorson

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Debbie Halvorson
Debbie Halvorson

Illinois State Senator Debbie Halvorson


Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois, 11th district

Member of the Illinois State Senate
from the 40th district
In office
1997 -

Born March 1, 1958 (1958-03-01) (age 50)
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Political party Democratic
Spouse Jim Bush
Religion Lutheran

Deborah 'Debbie' DeFrancesco Halvorson is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 40th District since 1997. She has been Majority Leader since January of 2005, and is the first woman to serve in that capacity.

On October 2, 2007, Halvorson announced her decision to run for Illinois' 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, after current incumbent Jerry Weller announced in September that he would not be running for re-election. Emily's List endorsed Halvorson in November. In February 2008, Republican nominee Tim Baldermann withdrew from the race, citing other obligations.[1]

Halvorson and her husband Jim Bush live in Crete and have four children and three grandchildren.[2] She has degrees from Robert Morris College, Prairie State College and Governors State University (Bachelor of Arts and Master's in Communication. She attended the Darden School for Emerging Political Leaders at the University of Virginia and completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University.[2]

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