Deborah Ann "Debbie" Cook (born January 22, 1954) is an American politician and lawyer from California.

While attending high school, Cook became a runner-up in the Miss Newport Beach contest, earned a student pilot's license, completed an Outward Bound course and successfully climbed Mount Whitney.

Cook graduated from California State University, Long Beach where she studied earth science.

[5] Cook coached and taught volleyball in Huntington Beach, and served as Parent Teacher Association president for Vista View School in Fountain Valley.

She helped lead the fight to prevent the Orange County Sanitation District from massive dumping of partially treated wastewater into the ocean.

In 2007, Huntington Beach joined the U.S. Mayor's Agreement on Global Warming.cl On February 2, 2008, Debbie Cook announced her Democratic candidacy for California's 46th congressional district against incumbent Republican Dana Rohrabacher.

[8] Cook defeated Huntington Beach business owner Dan Kalmick in the June 3, 2008 primary for the Democratic nomination.