Nancy De Boer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 86th district | |
| 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 |
Nancy R. De Boer 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]
De Boer has a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Calvin University. [2] and has taken 18 hrs in graduate classes at Western Michigan University.
Before entering local politics,De Boer was a high school educator, [3] teaching English at Holland Christian High School. [4]
Before entering local politics,DeBoer was 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.
Nancy 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 the last four years as mayor (2015–2019).
In 2022,De Boer 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 Nancy 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 by many 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]
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