Deborah D. Blumer was a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Framingham.
She was pronounced dead at MetroWest Medical Center, and is survived by her husband, children, and grandchildren.
[1][permanent dead link] Although she was nearly one month deceased as of the Massachusetts House elections, 2006, Democrats were unable to replace her as their candidate due to filing deadlines.
Running post-mortem, she finished in third place, garnering 20% of the vote behind two write-in candidates.
Write-in candidate Democrat Pam Richardson succeeded her, winning 37% of the vote.