Deb Manjarrez

Manjarrez was born and raised in Wapato, Washington.^[1] Manjarrez is the fourth generation of her family to work in farming and owns the farm that has been in her family since the 1940s with her husband Mark.^[2] She graduated from Wapato High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Central Washington University.^[3]

Manjarrez is a certified public accountant.^[2]

Manjarrez served as president of the Wapato Chamber of Commerce for ten years and served as chairman of the Yakima County Republican Central Committee.^[1] She was also a Republican state committeewoman.^[1][4]

She ran in the 2024 Washington House of Representatives election to fill the seat of Gina Mosbrucker, who retired.^[2] In the primary election, she faced two challengers, Democrat Ana Ruiz Kennedy and independent Eddie Perez, with Manjarrez and Kennedy advancing to the general.^[5][6] Menjarrez defeated Kennedy, receiving 51% of the votes.^[7]