[3] On December 7, 2003, she became a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IV convocation on the list of the Communist Party.

[3] On the December 4, 2011 she was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VI convocation from the Party A Just Russia.

[3] In 2016-2021 she was a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VII convocation from A Just Russia.

Since September 19, 2021 she is a Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VIII convocation.

[4] In December 2022, the European Union sanctioned Drapeko in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.