Debbe Leftwich
| Debbe Leftwich | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 44th district | |
| In office 2003 – Present | |
| Preceded by | Keith Leftwich |
| Constituency | 44th Senate District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chandler, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | widowed (Senator Keith Leftwich) |
| Children | Kevin and Kurt |
| Residence | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Website | Senate website |
Debbe Leftwich is a United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma and was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 2003-2010.
Early life
Born in Chandler, Oklahoma, Leftwitch grew up in Wellston, Oklahoma where she graduated from Wellston High School. She went on to attend Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Central Oklahoma.
Political career
She was elected in a special election on December 9, 2003 to fill the vacancy from District 44 left by her husband, Senator Keith Leftwich, who died of cancer in September 2003. Leftwich was re-elected in 2006.
Corruption
Senator Leftwich is a key figure in the 2010 Oklahoma political corruption investigation.
Personal life
Leftwich and her late husband, Senator Keith Leftwich have two sons, Kevin and Kurt.
Senate Committees
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary
- Business and Labor - Co-Chair
- Criminal Jurisprudence
- Health and Human Resources
- Transportation
Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Chair of the Oklahoma Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Advisory Committee
- Co-Chair of Oklahoma Women’s Legislative Caucus
- Co-Chair of Oklahoma’s Cancer Caucus
- Member of the Oklahoma Commission on Children & Youth’s Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention
- Member of the Small Business Regulatory Review Committee
- Member of the Department of Labor’s Worker Safety Policy Council
- Governor’s appointee to the Oklahoma Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration Steering Committee
- Member of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women
- Member of the SKIL Board
- Member of the League of Women Voters
- Member of the American Legion Auxiliary
- Member of the South OKC Chamber of Commerce
References
- Senator Debbe Leftwich - District 44 official State Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Debbe Leftwich (OK) profile
- Follow the Money - Debbe Leftwich
- Malia K. Bennett, Debbe Leftwich: Following his Footsteps State Legislatures, October/November 2004
- General Election November 7, 2006 Summary Results Oklahoma State Election Board
- Debbe Leftwich -- Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project