Personal life
DeBoer was born on May 16,1974,in Omaha,Nebraska and graduated from Burke High School. DeBoer Graduated from Burke High School in 1992. She had attended Hastings College and graduated in 1996,(with B.A. in economics and English) went to the University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D.) and graduated in 1999,attended University of Nebraska Omaha (M.A. in English literature) and graduated in 2003,attended Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.A. in theology) and graduated in 2008,and attended the Syracuse University (MPhil in religious studies) and graduated in 2015. [1] [2]
As of 2025,DeBoer had her occupation listed as an educator and formerly was employed as a lawyer. She is also a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church. [1] [3]
Nebraska State Legislature
DeBoer was elected to the Nebraska Legislature's 10th district after Bob Krist announced that he would run for Governor of Nebraska. [5] She defeated Matt Deaver in both the Primary [6] and General election. [7]
In November 2022,DeBoer was on the Select Interim Ethics Committee that was reviewing a case with former Nebraska Senator Mike Groene after he was found with objectifying photos of a female staffer. [8]
As of 2025,DeBoer serves as the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee as well as being a member of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee. She also servers of the Rules Committee,Legislature’s Planning Committee,and Nebraska Information Technology Commission. [1] [9] [10] .
District 10 of Nebraska's Legislative District includes north Omaha and a small section of Douglas County. [11]
DeBoer has a political website at deboerfornebraska.com.
LGBTQA+
DeBoer is voted against Legislative Bill 574,Limits to Abortion Access and Prohibition of Gender Affirming Care for Minors. [12]
Abortion Rights
DeBoer has voted in favor of abortion rights for patients by voting against Legislative Bill 632,Requires Abortion Providers to Dispose of Fetal and Embryonic Remains by Burial or Cremation. DeBoer has abstained from voting on several abortion bills in 2019 and 2020 [13]
Taxes
DeBoer introduced Legislative Bill 1128,Adopt the Student Loan Repayment Assistance for Teachers Act to help Nebraska Teachers with student loans. The bill would have provided tax deductions,with a goal of keeping teachers in the state while bringing in more,but did not pass in the Unicameral. [14] [15]
Infrastructure
DeBoer introduced Legislative Bill (LB) 1256,Require reports by communications service providers regarding 911 service outages and require a hearing,which would review and set time frames if there was a large 911 service outage. The bill did not pass. [16] [17]
In 2025,DeBoer introduced Legislative Bill 600,Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Rules of the Road and the Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act,which would give the Nebraska Department of Transportation the power to set up speed-detecting systems like sensors and radar. [18] [19]
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