Debbe Leftwich

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.

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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

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