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| Senator Debbe Leftwich
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State Senator Education: Oklahoma Baptist University; University of Central Oklahoma Legislative Experience: Senate Member, 2003 - present Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Party: Democratic Audio Message: mp3 / wav |
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| Debbe Leftwich, State Senator from District 44 in South Oklahoma City, was elected in a special election December 9, 2003 to fill the vacancy left by her husband, Senator Keith Leftwich who died of cancer in September that year. She was re-elected in 2006. She authored the Breast & Cervical Cancer Treatment bill, the Quality Investment Act, the Graduated Driver’s License Program and major Nursing Home Reforms, along with bills that increased fines and punishments for crimes of Domestic Violence, increased statute of limitations for sex crimes against children, expanded the Victims Impact Panel’s DUI programs and Oklahoma’s Elevator Safety Act. She’s pushed freezing property taxes for seniors and tax cuts for retirees and veterans. She’s supported raising teacher’s pay to the regional average, additional funding and accountability to our schools as well as performance audits for state government. Debbe has been appointed to various boards, committees and commissions. She currently serves as:
Debbe also served on the Attorney General’s Task Force to improve End-of-Life Care as well as a Governor’s appointee to the Oklahoma Health Information Security & Privacy Collaboration Steering Committee. She is also a member of the Commission on the Status of Women (and past Chair), the SKIL Board, the League of Women Voters, the American Legion Auxiliary and the South OKC Chamber of Commerce. Debbe has worked in both the private and public sectors. She has held management, supervisory and administrative positions for Globe Life, Aetna, Kerr McGee and the OSU Extension Center. She was Division Administrator and then later Director of Administration and Personnel for the Chief Medical Examiner’s office. She’s had training and experience in Strategic Planning, Government Purchasing and Administrative Law. Debbe has conducted training sessions in Strategic Planning, Grassroots Campaigning and Group Advocacy. She served as a member of the Office of Personnel Management’s Advisory Council and the Employee Benefit Coordinator’s Association. Debbe is also a past president of her hometown Alumni Association, a past PTA Vice-Chair, former Sunday school teacher and assistant little league coach. She is a member of Southern Hills United Methodist Church. She was born in Chandler, grew up in Wellston, Oklahoma, graduated from Wellston High School, and attended Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Central Oklahoma. Debbe has two sons, Kevin and Kurt.
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