title: Wendy DeBoer
text: # Wendy DeBoer
  
  Wendy DeBoer is a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 10th district. She was elected to the Nebraska Legislature's 10th district after Bob Krist announced that he would run for Governor of Nebraska.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  DeBoer was born on May 16, 1974, in Omaha, Nebraska.
  
  ## Education
  
  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 at 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.
  
  ## Nebraska Legislature
  
  DeBoer was elected to the Nebraska Legislature's 10th district after Bob Krist announced that he would run for Governor of Nebraska. She defeated Matt Deaver in both the Primary and General election.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  Nebraska's 10th Legislative District Election, 2022 :
  
  | Primary election |||||
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | | Democratic | Wendy DeBoer (incumbent) | 4,176 | 53.48 |
  | | Republican | Lou Ann Goding | 3,632 | 46.52 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,808 | 100.00 |
  | General election |||||
  | | Democratic | Wendy DeBoer | 7,120 | 53.47 |
  | | Republican | Lou Ann Goding | 6,197 | 46.53 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,317 | 100.00 |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  General election for Nebraska State Senate District 10 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nonpartisan | Wendy DeBoer | 8,306 | 50.3% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Matt Deaver | 8,201 | 49.7% |
  
  Primary election for Nebraska State Senate District 10 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nonpartisan | Wendy DeBoer | 3,253 | 57.3% |
  | | Nonpartisan | Matt Deaver | 2,423 | 42.7% |
  