Nancy R. DeBoer is an American politician from Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in the 2022 election from 86th district.[1]
DeBoer has a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Calvin University.[2]
Before entering local politics, DeBoer was a high school educator,[3] teaching English at Holland Christian High School.[4]
She was also a local morning radio talk show host at 1260 “The Pledge” for two years and for 17 years served as the executive director of the West Michigan Character Council.[citation needed]
DeBoer was a part of city government for 14 years on the Holland, Michigan city council,[2] the first ten years as an at-large councilmember (2005–2015) and served two terms as mayor (2015–2019).
In 2022, DeBoer ran for state House in District 86,[2] an open seat created during the 2020 redistricting cycle.[4] District 86 encompasses all of the City of Holland, Park Township, and Laketown Township, as well as part of Holland Charter Township.[4]
In the 2022 Republican primary, DeBoer defeated Seth Getz 62% to 38%.
In the 2022 general election, she defeated Democrat Larry Jackson 56.2% to 43.8%.[5]
In the 2024 general election, DeBoer defeated Democrat Abby Klomparens 56.3% to 43.7%.[6]
DeBoer is largely anti-abortion. In both her 2022 and 2024 election victories, she was endorsed by the Michigan Right to Life PAC.[7]
DeBoer has been accused of homophobia. In 2011, as a city council member, she voted against an update to include protections for members of the LGBTQ+ community in Holland's anti-discrimination ordinance.[8][9][10][11] On August 20, 2020, Holland adopted those changes to the city's anti-discrimination ordinance in an 8-1 vote.[12][13] DeBoer was no longer on the council.
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