13 Facts About Deb Andraca

Deborah Andraca is an American politician, public relations specialist, and educator.

Deb Andraca was elected to her first term in November 2020.

Deb Andraca was born Deborah Jane Anderson in Springfield, Massachusetts, and moved with her parents to Pennsylvania as a child.

Deb Andraca graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1988 and earned her bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1992.

Deb Andraca moved with her then-fiance to Chicago, where she worked as communications director for the Environmental Law and Policy Center, worked as press secretary for US representative Lynn N Rivers on her successful 2000 re-election campaign, and was vice president at the Chicago office of FleishmanHillard, a public relations firm.

Deb Andraca has worked as a substitute teacher for the Whitefish Bay School District and Bruce-Guadalupe Community School in the years leading up to her 2020 Assembly campaign.

Deb Andraca asserted that years of correspondence and meeting requests with Ott had been ignored as she sought to communicate her concerns to her state representative.

Deb Andraca was assisted by Emerge Wisconsin, an organization which recruits, trains, and supports Democratic women running for office in Wisconsin.

Deb Andraca was one of several candidates who dealt with death threats during the 2020 election.

Deb Andraca sought a restraining order against a man who said he wanted her to be shot, but the request was denied due to lack of evidence implying an imminent threat.

Deb Andraca was one of only two candidates in Wisconsin to defeat an incumbent in the 2020 general election.

In 2025, Deb Andraca handed out Valentines on Valentine's Day to all members of the legislature as a sign of bipartisanship.

Deb Andraca cited experience of doing something similar in her former 3rd grade classes.