Nancy De Boer

Nancy De Boer is a Republican state representative from Holland, Michigan, who has represented District 86 since 2023 and is seeking re-election on November 3, 2026.[1][2] A former teacher, radio host and mayor of Holland, she chairs the House Education Committee in the 2025-2026 term.[1]

De Boer was born in Grand Rapids and lives in Holland, and she earned a B.A. in secondary education from Calvin College.[1] Her career experience includes working as a middle and high school English teacher, a morning radio show co-host on WPNW The Pledge, and a host on WLNS-TV.[1] She co-founded the West Michigan Character Council and has served as assistant director of She Leads Michigan, on the Holland City Council, and as a trustee on the Michigan Municipal League Board.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she was elected Holland's mayor in 2015, the first woman to hold that position in the city's history.[3]

De Boer took office in the Michigan House in 2023, succeeding Thomas Albert, and she won re-election in 2024 over Democrat Abby Klomparens with 56.1 percent of the vote.[1] In 2025 and 2026 she was assigned to the Education Committee, which she chairs, and to the Energy, Health Policy, and Rules and Competitiveness committees; in 2023 and 2024 she served on the Appropriations Committee.[1] In the survey, she listed conservative fiscal principles, public safety, protecting the Great Lakes and natural resources, bringing additional business to the area, and housing among her policy interests.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.