Debbie Field was appointed to the Idaho House of Representatives in 1995 and was elected to serve the people of Boise's District 18 (southeast Boise) for twelve years. She served on the State Affairs and Revenue and Taxation Committee and served as Chair of the House Judiciary and Rules Committee, where she worked to help secure a consistent funding stream for drug and mental health courts. Debbie served 10 years as a Board Member for the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections. In January 2007, Governor Otter named her Director of the State Office of Drug Policy. Debbie's work with the Office of Drug Policy has taken her all over the great state of Idaho, to meet with folks and listen to their stories. Debbie has been raising awareness on behalf of the Idaho Meth Project, modeled after Montana's highly successful Montana Meth Project.

Debbie serves as Chair of the Interagency Committee on Substance Abuse, Prevention and Treatment. The purpose of the interagency committee is to focus on statewide efforts to address substance abuse by assessing statewide needs, developing a statewide plan, and coordinating and directing efforts of all state entities that use public funds for efforts to address substance abuse. Debbie and her husband, Mike Field, are the parents of three grown children and three grandchildren.

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