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Another State House Member Will Not Return

April 25, 2026
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Rep. Debra Heffernan announcing she will not run for reelection in the Fall on the House Floor.

State Rep. Debra Heffernan (D-Bellefonte, Edgemoor) announced on Thursday that she will not seek reelection to her 6th District seat in northern New Castle County.

Her decision will mark the end of her 16-year tenure in the House of Representatives.

Rep. Heffernan chairs the influential Joint Capital Improvement Committee (a.k.a. the Bond Bill Committee). She also chairs the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee and is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, the Health & Human Development Committee, and the Transportation Committee.

The announcement means that there will be at least four new House members in the 41-member chamber in the 154th General Assembly.

State Representatives Ron Gray (R-Selbyville), Rich Collins (R-Millsboro), and Charles Postles (Milford North, Frederica) previously announced their intentions to retire at the end of their current terms on Election Day.

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