by Debra Lekanoff | May 17, 2022 | News Updates
Dear Friends, Serving as your voice in Olympia these past four years has truly been the honor of my lifetime, and I am proud to wake up each day and go to work on your behalf. Together we have accomplished so much, and there is no place I would rather be than by...
by Debra Lekanoff | Oct 14, 2021 | News Updates
Dear Friends, This week, I made the decision to step down from serving on the board of Earth Justice to focus and prioritize my time with the community I serve right here in the 40th, including my wonderful daughter Emma. With salmon eggs in one hand and seeds in the...
by Debra Lekanoff | Aug 10, 2021 | News Updates
Friends, it is with a heavy heart that we say until we meet again to Lorraine Loomis, Chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. Lorraine passed earlier today surrounded by those she loved most, and she will be incredibly missed by so many of us. NWIFC Chair...
by Debra Lekanoff | Apr 19, 2021 | News Updates
For Immediate ReleaseApril 19, 2021 EMILY’s List Announces Debra Lekanoff as a Nominee for 2021 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, announced its nominees for the 2021...
by Debra Lekanoff | Oct 12, 2020 | News Updates
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! This day is important for me and so many others, and I want to take the time to thank the Washington Tribal leaders, elders, and community members for taking care of me, and for taking care of my...
by Debra Lekanoff | Sep 19, 2020 | Multimedia, News Updates
“America has lost many legends this year and today we have been swept away with grief and the loss of a giant and national treasure, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Notorious, courageous, and a feminist hero to women like myself and my daughter Emma standing for...