Debbie Halvorson
Debbie Halvorson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jerry Weller |
| Succeeded by | Adam Kinzinger |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 40th district | |
| In office January 8, 1997 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Aldo DeAngelis |
| Succeeded by | Toi Hutchinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1, 1958 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jim Bush |
| Education | Robert Morris College Prairie State College (AA) Governors State University (BA, MA) |
Deborah L. Halvorson (born March 1, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. Previously, she served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 through 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
After losing her congressional seat in the 2010 election, she ran in the newly redistricted 2nd congressional district in the 2012 election, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by incumbent Jesse Jackson Jr. She made another attempt to win the seat in the 2013 special election, but lost the primary to Robin Kelly.