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Deborah earned a bachelor's degree in political economy of industrial societies from the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in Glendale, AZ. Deborah was invited to serve as a Peace Corps community volunteer in Madagascar in 2018.

Deborah has worked across government, non-profit, and private sectors, focusing on healthcare policy, defense and trade, real estate policy, tort reform, and electoral politics. She began her advocacy career in Washington D.C. and has experience as an independent consultant.

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Deborah Howard's campaign for state representative of District 27 is her first run for public office.

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Believes the skyrocketing cost of living and corporate competition in the housing market are exacerbating economic challenges for families. Plans to address these issues to improve affordability and economic stability.

Believes the increased cost of living and corporate competition in the housing market are creating economic challenges for families and plans to address these issues to improve affordability and economic stability.

Supports protecting renters from uncontrolled rent hikes and serving the homeless.

- Believes the increased cost of living and corporate competition in the housing market are creating economic challenges for families and plans to address these issues to improve affordability and economic stability.
- Supports protecting renters from uncontrolled rent hikes and serving the homeless.

Economy

As of June 8, 2025, Deborah Howard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Supports the Arizona Abortion Rights initiative to ensure access to safe, legal, affordable, and destigmatized abortion.

- Supports the Arizona Abortion Rights initiative to ensure access to safe, legal, affordable, and destigmatized abortion.

Healthcare

Supports electing a pro-public education majority to restore funding, recruit certified teachers, and prioritize affordable post-high school options like community colleges and technical schools. Plans to stand with public school students, parents, teachers, and staff to strengthen education.

Supports electing a pro-public education majority to restore funding, recruit certified teachers, and prioritize affordable post-high school options like community colleges and technical schools.

Believes Arizona's students and teachers deserve better funding and pay. Supports fully funding public schools to ensure quality education for all.

Believes Arizona's students and teachers deserve better funding and pay.

Believes Arizona's public education system has suffered under Republican policies, resulting in low rankings for quality and per-pupil spending. Plans to end the influence of "out-of-state anti-public education ideologues" on state education policy.

Opposes Republican policies for Arizona's public education system, believing they result in low rankings for quality and per-pupil spending, and plans to end the influence of "out-of-state anti-public education ideologues" on state education policy.

Believes public education is crucial for national success and advocates for a "strong and healthy public education environment in every community."

Believes public education should ensure that neither privilege nor hardship determines an individual’s future. Supports equitable access to education regardless of economic, hereditary, religious, or cultural background.

Supports equitable access to public education regardless of economic, hereditary, religious, or cultural background.

- Supports electing a pro-public education majority to restore funding, recruit certified teachers, and prioritize affordable post-high school options like community colleges and technical schools.
- Believes Arizona's students and teachers deserve better funding and pay.
- Opposes Republican policies for Arizona's public education system, believing they result in low rankings for quality and per-pupil spending, and plans to end the influence of "out-of-state anti-public education ideologues" on state education policy.
- Believes public education is crucial for national success and advocates for a "strong and healthy public education environment in every community."
- Supports equitable access to public education regardless of economic, hereditary, religious, or cultural background.

Education

Supports the use of renewable energy and prioritizes clean air and water.

- Supports the use of renewable energy and prioritizes clean air and water.

Energy & the Environment

Believes in protecting democratic freedoms and supports fair redistricting.

Believes in protecting "our freedoms and the democracy we enjoy" and supports fair redistricting.

- Believes in protecting "our freedoms and the democracy we enjoy" and supports fair redistricting.

Voting & Elections

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Deborah Howard

- Your state representatives represent the interests of your local district in the Arizona State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up the state lawmaking body: the Arizona Legislature.
- Your state representatives can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws.
- Arizona has 30 districts, and each district is represented by two State Representatives, making a total of 60 State Representatives.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $24,000. They only serve in the role part-time.