Nancy DeBoer is the proven common-sense leader who brings Greater Holland’s voice to Lansing.

Legislative Accomplishments and Goals for 2026:

In her first term (2023-2024), DeBoer was a member of the House Appropriations Committee and passed bipartisan school safety legislation. She was also an advocate for restoring state grants to local districts to support mental health services for students, as well as school resource officers and building security enhancements.  Rep. DeBoer crossed party lines to ensure the passage of housing affordability legislation creating the state’s new Missing Middle housing program and legislation raising MSHDA’s home sales price limits which had not been updated since 2009.

A former high school teacher, DeBoer currently serves as Chair of the state House Education and Workforce Committee.  She is also a member of the Energy Committee, Health Policy Committee, and Rules Committee.  

In 2025, DeBoer helped pass a bipartisan, balanced budget which addressed a number of major issues including increased local road funding and stabilization of the Medicaid program, which preserves specialty healthcare services and provides funding which prevents the forced closure or consolidation of smaller hospitals. The budget provided record public school funding and more local control over how state funds can be spent to address local student needs.

DeBoer also secured a $650,000 state grant to aid Park Township’s acquisition and remodeling of the recently closed United States Coast Guard Station on Lake Macatawa into a base for water rescue operations on Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan. Rep. DeBoer also secured $500,000 for Statewide Habitat for Humanity services.

In 2026, DeBoer plans to sponsor legislation to address several affordability issues around childcare and additional affordable housing legislation. She is also working on education reforms to address literacy, declining attendance, and provide more flexibility for local districts to allow students to pursue non-college career paths like the trades and agriculture. DeBoer also crafted a 6 bill health package that was passed unanimously across all party lines for the use of nasal spray epinephrine. 

For her housing advocacy, Rep. DeBoer was given the 2025 Habitat for Humanity Legislator of the Year award.

Nancy DeBoer’s State House Webpage

Nancy DeBoer Sponsored Legislation

Click on the “Issues” tab at the top to learn additional details about Nancy’s legislative goals for Housing, Day Care legislation, Energy, Education, and more.