Debra Toporowski | |
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Qwulti’stunaat | |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Cowichan Valley | |
Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sonia Furstenau |
Personal details | |
Political party | NDP |
Debra Toporowski is a member of British Columbia Legislative Assembly representing the British Columbia New Democratic Party for the riding of Cowichan Valley.[1]
Prior to her election as an MLA she was elected to two terms as a councillor in the municipality of North Cowichan, in 2018 and 2022, and was acting mayor at the time of her nomination as a BC NDP candidate.[2] She has also been elected five times as a councillor of Cowichan Tribes. Her mother is First Nations and her father is of Chinese descent.[3] Toporowski's Halkomelem name is Qwulti’stunaat.[4]