Debra March was elected mayor of Henderson and assumed office June 20, 2017. Previously she served as a Councilwoman in Ward II from 2009 to 2017. A Henderson resident for more than 25 years, Mayor March has a long track record of service to the city and her community. After graduating from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, she served as a Nevada park ranger in locations throughout the Silver State. She moved to Southern Nevada as deputy administrator with the Nevada Real Estate Division and led efforts for the development of livable communities as director of UNLV’s Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies.
In addition to her mayoral responsibilities, she currently serves as vice chair of the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada board of commissioners and as vice chair of the Clark County Regional Flood Control District board of directors. She is also a member of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce (HCC) board of directors. Mayor March is a strong advocate of economic development in Henderson and is working to attract new business, create jobs and diversify the local economy
In recognition of her contributions to the community, Mayor March received the 2018 Chairman’s Award from the Urban Chamber of Commerce, the 2017 Award of Honor from the Nevada American Society of Landscape Architects, a lifetime achievement award in 2015 from the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies and was named the 2013 Public Official of the Year by the Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities.
Debra is also a Blue Star Mother and in 2021 was honored by Voice of the Veteran with their Veterans Mother of the Year Award. Her “community” extends to supporting US troops and their families. Thanks to her outreach and fundraising efforts, the Purple Heart Plaza was opened in Downtown Henderson in 2018, and the City of Henderson also proudly flies the Light Pole Banners highlighting current active duty personnel from Henderson.