DeBoer, a familiar face and voice across the region for more than three decades, spent much of her career delivering the weather on local TV stations—including nearly 30 years at WOOD TV8 and more recently at FOX 17. She stepped away from broadcasting earlier this year and is now turning her focus to Washington.
In her campaign launch, DeBoer positions herself as a political outsider, vowing to fight for border security, lower costs for families, fiscal responsibility, and keeping West Michigan communities safe. She says the district—long a Republican stronghold until Scholten flipped it in 2022—is ready for a change.
DeBoer filed her campaign paperwork earlier this week and is the first Republican to enter the race so far. The primary is set for August, with the general election in November.
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