# Debra Hilstrom > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Debra_Hilstrom > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Debra_Hilstrom.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Hilstrom > Source revision: 1349850606 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Debra Hilstrom | image = DebraHilstrom.jpg | state_house = Minnesota | district = 40B | prior_term = 47B (2001–2003), 46B (2003–2013) | term_start = January 3, 2001 | term_end = January 7, 2019 | preceded = [Phil Carruthers](/source/Phil_Carruthers) | succeeded = [Samantha Vang](/source/Samantha_Vang) | party = [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|21}} | birth_place = [Brooklyn Center, Minnesota](/source/Brooklyn_Center%2C_Minnesota) | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) ([B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[William Mitchell College of Law](/source/William_Mitchell_College_of_Law) ([J.D](/source/Juris_Doctor)) | occupation = [Lawyer](/source/Lawyer) | spouse = Joel | children = 2 }} '''Debra J. Hilstrom''' (born June 21, 1968) is an [American](/source/Americans) politician and former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives). A member of the [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party) (DFL), she represented District 40B, which included portions of the city of [Brooklyn Center](/source/Brooklyn_Center%2C_Minnesota) in [Hennepin County](/source/Hennepin_County%2C_Minnesota) in the [Twin Cities](/source/Twin_Cities) metropolitan area. She was a candidate in the [2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election](/source/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election%2C_2014). She ran for Minnesota Attorney General in 2018, but lost the August 14 primary to Congressman Keith Ellison. ==Early life, education, and career== Hilstrom graduated from [Park Center Senior High School](/source/Park_Center_Senior_High_School) in [Brooklyn Park](/source/Brooklyn_Park%2C_Minnesota), then went on to the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) in [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis%2C_Minnesota), earning her [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in sociology in 1990. She graduated from the [William Mitchell College of Law](/source/William_Mitchell_College_of_Law) in [Saint Paul](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota) in 2010, earning a [J.D](/source/Juris_Doctor).{{cite web | url=http://www.debrahilstrom.com/about.html | title=About Debra | publisher=Debra Hilstrom Volunteer Committee | accessdate=March 26, 2013}} She served on the Brooklyn Center Planning Commission and was an advocate for the Brooklyn Center Domestic Abuse Intervention Program. She was a member of the Brooklyn Center City Council from 1995 to 2000.{{cite web | url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=54536 | title=Project Vote Smart - Representative Debra Hilstrom - Biography | publisher=Votesmart.org | accessdate=July 20, 2010}} ==Minnesota House of Representatives== Hilstrom was first elected in 2000 and was re-elected every two years until she did not seek re-election in 2018. She was chair of the Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Committee during the 2007–2008 biennium, and served as an assistant minority leader during the 2003–2004 biennium.{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10255 | title=Hilstrom, Debra | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | website=Legislators Past & Present | accessdate=March 26, 2013}} She served as Deputy Minority Leader during the 2011–2012 legislative session.{{cite web | url=http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/2010/11/thissen-names-house-dfl-leadership-team/ | title=Thissen names House DFL leadership team | publisher=Politics in Minnesota | date=November 16, 2010 | author=Bierschbach, Briana}} ==2014 Minnesota Secretary of State campaign== {{main|Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2014}} Hilstrom announced on June 21, 2013, her candidacy for the 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election.{{cite web | url=http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2013/06/state-rep-debra-hilstrom-will-seek-dfl-endorsement-secretary-state | title=State Rep. Debra Hilstrom will seek DFL endorsement for secretary of state | website=[MinnPost](/source/MinnPost) | date=June 21, 2013 | accessdate=June 24, 2013 | author=Kimball, Joe}} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{MN-legdb|10255}} * [http://www.debrahilstrom.com Rep. Debra Hilstrom] ''official Minnesota House of Representatives campaign website'' * [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=54536 Project Votesmart - Rep. Debra Hilstrom Profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilstrom, Debra}} Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni Category:People from Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:Lutherans from Minnesota Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Debra Hilstrom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Hilstrom) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Hilstrom?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.