Pelly-Nisutlin, though held by the Yukon Party, was being vacated when its incumbent MLA Dean Hassard opted to run in the downtown Whitehorse riding of Porter Creek South.
Horne was elected comfortably on 10 October 2006, as part of Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie's re-elected majority government.
[2] Horne also worked with the Yukon College when she was minister to launch a training program for teachers, service providers, social workers, investigators, and law enforcement officers to foster empathetic approaches of handling people living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
[3] In 2011, Horne drew brief controversy when her vehicle was found double-parked in a handicap parking spot and she claimed she was unaware of how it got there.
[citation needed] Originally from the Yukon, Horne lived in Alberta and worked as a businesswoman and accountant for several decades before returning.