Terri DeBoer is from New Jersey. She is a mother and grandmother. Terri lives in Byron Center.

Former West Michigan TV meteorologist announces Republican ...

MI-3 Republican Candidate Terri DeBoer Enters Race

Terri DeBoer is from New Jersey. She is a mother and grandmother, and she lives in Byron Center.

Terri is a meteorologist. She has worked at two television stations in West Michigan.

Terri is a meteorologist at FOX-17. She previously worked at WOOD-TV.  She also worked as a news reporter at television stations in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Terri DeBoer's campaign for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District seat is her first time running for public office.

Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (August 4 ...

Former West Michigan meteorologist Terri DeBoer announces run ...

Terri's campaign for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District seat is her first time running for public office.

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2026 Michigan Primary Election

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Plans to focus on reducing federal spending.

Supports simplifying the tax code, lowering rates for working families, and "eliminating the 'hidden tax' of inflation."

Advocates for eliminating "burdensome regulations" for small businesses.

Wants to promote policies that help workers earn higher wages.

- Plans to focus on reducing federal spending.
- Wants to protect Social Security.
- Supports simplifying the tax code, lowering rates for working families, and "eliminating the 'hidden tax' of inflation."
- Advocates for eliminating "burdensome regulations" for small businesses.
- Wants to promote policies that help workers earn higher wages.

Economy

Prioritizes the safety and security of American citizens.

- Prioritizes the safety and security of American citizens.

Public Safety

Supports mandating upfront pricing for medical procedures and ensuring subsidies go to patients rather than insurance companies.

Supports protecting access to care for disabled individuals and those with specialized healthcare needs.

Supports direct primary care and health savings accounts.

Wants to expand healthcare choice and competition to lower costs.

- Supports mandating upfront pricing for medical procedures and ensuring subsidies go to patients rather than insurance companies.
- Supports protecting access to care for disabled individuals and those with specialized healthcare needs.
- Supports direct primary care and health savings accounts.
- Wants to expand healthcare choice and competition to lower costs.

Healthcare

Said, "I will protect the fundamental right of parents to direct their children’s medical care and education, ensuring funding follows the student to the school of their choice."

Believes in educational freedom and critical-thinking focused learning.

- Said, "I will protect the fundamental right of parents to direct their children’s medical care and education, ensuring funding follows the student to the school of their choice."
- Believes in educational freedom and critical-thinking focused learning.

Education

Wants to expand clean nuclear energy production.

Opposes energy mandates that increase utility bill costs.

Supports an "all-of-the-above energy strategy" to ensure energy is affordable and reliable.

Wants to strengthen and modernize America's power grid.

- Wants to expand clean nuclear energy production.
- Opposes energy mandates that increase utility bill costs.
- Supports an "all-of-the-above energy strategy" to ensure energy is affordable and reliable.
- Wants to strengthen and modernize America's power grid.

Energy & the Environment

Supports a "fully secure border" and "lethal" military. 

Said, "Getting violent, criminal illegal immigrants off of our streets is not controversial, it’s common sense."

Aims to reform the asylum process to "restore order and fairness."

Wants to "[r]emove dangerous criminals who enter the country illegally."

Wants to "[s]top illegal immigration and human exploitation."

- Supports a "fully secure border" and "lethal" military. 
- Said, "Getting violent, criminal illegal immigrants off of our streets is not controversial, it’s common sense."
- Aims to reform the asylum process to "restore order and fairness."
- Wants to "[r]emove dangerous criminals who enter the country illegally."
- Wants to "[s]top illegal immigration and human exploitation."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

As of May 1, 2026, Terri DeBoer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Terri DeBoer

- Plans to focus on reducing federal spending.
- Wants to protect Social Security.
- Supports simplifying the tax code, lowering rates for working families, and "eliminating the 'hidden tax' of inflation."

- Supports mandating upfront pricing for medical procedures and ensuring subsidies go to patients rather than insurance companies.

- Said, "I will protect the fundamental right of parents to direct their children’s medical care and education, ensuring funding follows the student to the school of their choice."

- Supports a "fully secure border" and "lethal" military. 
- Said, "Getting violent, criminal illegal immigrants off of our streets is not controversial, it’s common sense."

Well-known West Michigan TV meteorologist says she's running for ...

Former Grand Rapids TV meteorologist is running for U.S. Congress.

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Terri is a retired TV meteorologist. She worked at FOX-17 (WXMI) until retiring in February. She previously worked as a meteorologist at WOOD-TV and at News Channel 3 (WWMT).

Terri DeBoer's campaign for U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District is her first entry into politics.

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