Debbie Lesko

Debra Kay Lesko ( ; née Lorenz; born November 14, 1958) is an American politician and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing since 2018. The district is in the West Valley portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area and includes Glendale, Surprise, Sun City, Peoria, and part of western Phoenix. Lesko served in the Arizona Senate from 2015 to 2018. She was president pro tempore of the Arizona Senate from 2017 to 2018. Lesko also served as a member of Arizona House of Representatives from 2009 until 2015. She became the Representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district after winning a 2018 special election. In October 2023, Lesko announced she would not seek reelection in 2024. Early life and education Lesko was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Her parents are Delores and Donald Lorenz. She received a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Wisconsin and moved to Arizona in the 1980s, where she owned a construction sales business. In 1985, she married Jeffrey Allen Ignas.