Candidate Conversations: Democratic Candidate for Lt. Governor Debbie Harrington

By Tom Byrne,

Published August 27, 2024 at 9:11 AM EDT

Democrat Debbie Harrington is making her first run for statewide office following a pair of loses in the 9th District House race in 2018 and 2020.

Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.

Among the races we are examining is the race for Lt. Governor and in this interview, Democrat Debbie Harrington.

DPM's full-length Candidate Conversation with Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor Debbie Harrington

Debbie Harrington is making her first run for statewide office. She previously ran for the 9th District House seat in 2018 and 2020. In 2018, she lost in a three-person Democratic primary. In 2020, she lost to incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley in the General election.

Her campaign website is here.

We reached out to candidates run in statewide races for and invited them to sit down with us for a Candidate Conversation.

Candidates in each race are being asked about the same set of topics to allow you to get to know them and compare them.

Candidate Conversations is supported in part by a grant from Delaware Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.