# Debra Heffernan

Debra Heffernan is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware House, district 6
- Serving since: 2011-01-11
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7e631da1-ef0f-4c6f-ba17-e5ae2860dad6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e631da1-ef0f-4c6f-ba17-e5ae2860dad6 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

73% of Heffernan’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Delaware, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## What Heffernan says (DE 2025–26 session)

6 classified statements: 6 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Heffernan | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 39.2% | 227 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 100% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.04), from 363 donors and 482 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 98.9% (94.5%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 234 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIRST RESPONDERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB234/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 445 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE ENERGY USE FACILITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB445/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 347 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB347/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 1 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16, TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, AND CHAPTER 237, VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO PRIMARY… · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB1/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 190 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO GRANTS-IN-AID. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB190/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 332 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB332/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Veto Override · SB 75 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOCAL CONTROL OF RETAIL MARIJUANA STORES BY COUNTIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB75/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 255 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TINTING OF MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD, WINDOWS, OR SIDE WINGS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB255/
- 2026-07-01 · voted not voting · Passage · SB 337 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND… · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB337/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 373 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB373/

## Legislation (DE 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 88 bills: 87 reached committee, 80 passed one chamber, 74 passed both, 50 became law. Cosponsored 151. 90.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 8 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 500: A BOND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND CERTAIN OF ITS AUTHORITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE… (became law, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB500/
- HB 407: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 7 AND 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CLEANUP ACT AND THE REALTY TRANSFER TAX. (became law, 2026-08-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB407/
- HB 358: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STUDENT ELOPEMENT FROM SCHOOL. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB358/
- HCR 141: RECOGNIZING JUNE 9, 2026, AS "YOUTH PREVENTION DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HCR141/
- HB 410: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ENDOWMENT. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB410/
- HB 470: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB470/
- HB 233: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE ENERGY USE FACILITIES. (became law, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB233/
- HB 445: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE ENERGY USE FACILITIES. (became law, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB445/
- SB 326: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB326/
- SB 321: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO UTILITY BILLING. (became law, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB321/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 73% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/DebraHeffernan/status/2003281657776996685
- 2025-12-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/DebraHeffernan/status/1998058814633906205
- 2025-11-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DebraHeffernan/status/1987188168806859244
- 2025-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DebraHeffernan/status/1978163087090880894
- 2025-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DebraHeffernan/status/1978163370449580245
- 2025-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DebraHeffernan/status/1978192404927623558

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-6/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Heffernan
- X: https://x.com/DebraHeffernan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deb.heffernan.5
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDebraHeffernan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdebheffernan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraheffernande/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoo5sKohQnWkNB6MJlvAkVg

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e631da1-ef0f-4c6f-ba17-e5ae2860dad6