Answer the following question: Facts: - party: democratic - predecessor: jerry weller - succeeded: toi hutchinson - birth date: 1 march 1958 - profession: sales representative - state senate: illinois - spouse: jim bush - district: 11th 40th - term end: january 3 , 2011 january 3 , 2009 - name: debbie halvorson - birth place: chicago heights , illinois - successor: adam kinzinger - state: illinois illinois - alma mater: robert state university morris college , prairie state college , governors - residence: crete , illinois - preceded: aldo deangelis - term start: january 3 , 2009 january 8 , 1997 - image: debbie halvorson.jpg - religion: lutheran - lcms Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of debbie halvorson .
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deborah l. '' debbie '' halvorson -lrb- born march 1 , 1958 -rrb- is the former u.s. representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011 .previously , she served in the illinois senate from 1997 through 2009 .she is a member of the democratic party .in september 2011 , she filed to run in the newly redistricted 2nd congressional district but was defeated in the democratic primary by the incumbent , jesse jackson , jr. .