Debo Powers

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Debo Powers
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 6, 2025
Preceded byBraxton Mitchell
In office
November 5, 2019 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byZac Perry
Succeeded byBraxton Mitchell
Personal details
Born
PartyDemocratic
ResidencePolebridge, Montana
Alma materFlorida State University
OccupationEducator

Debo Powers is an American politician and former educator. She is a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives serving District 3.[1] She previously represented the District from 2019 to 2021. District 3 is roughly in northern Flathead County north of Columbia Falls to the Canadian border.

Early life and education

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Powers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Florida State University.

Career

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Powers was a public school teacher. She was then a school principal from 1998 to 2011.[2][3]

In October 2019, Powers was appointed to represent District 3 in the Montana House of Representatives, after former Representative Zac Perry resigned to attend graduate school.[4][2] Powers assumed office on November 5, 2019.[5]

Powers ran for election to a full term in 2020. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary, but lost to Republican Braxton Mitchell in the general election by 20 points.[6] She did not participate in the 2022 election.

In 2024, she won the District 3 election defeating Republican challenger Cathy Mitchell by a 3.6% margin.[7] She was sworn in January 2025 to serve in the 69th Legislature.[8]

Personal life

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Powers lives in Polebridge, Montana.[4]

See also

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References

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