Nancy DeBoer

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]

Nancy De Boer
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 86th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Thomas Albert
Mayor of Holland
In office November 9, 2015 – November 1, 2019
Preceded by	Bob Vande Vusse
Succeeded by	Nathan Bocks
Personal details
Born	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Residence	Holland, Michigan
Alma mater	Calvin College

Early life and career

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]}

City politics

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).

Michigan House of Representatives

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]

Political positions

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.