Denyc Boles
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Denyc Boles
|state_senate = Oregon State
|district = 10th
|term_start = June 28, 2019
|term_end = January 10, 2021
|predecessor = Jackie Winters
|successor = Deb Patterson
|state_house1 = Oregon
|district1 = 19th
|term_start1 = January 24, 2018
|term_end1 = June 28, 2019
|predecessor1 = Jodi Hack
|successor1 = Raquel Moore-Green
|term_start2 = July 1, 2014
|term_end2 = January 12, 2015
|predecessor2 = Kevin Cameron
|successor2 = Jodi Hack
|birth_date =
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Jeff Boles
|children = 3
|education = Seattle Pacific University (BA)
Regent University (MPP)
}}
Denyc Nicole Boles is an American politician from the state of Oregon. A Republican, she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2014 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2019. She served in the Oregon State Senate, representing the 10th district, from 2019 to 2021.
Oregon House of Representatives
Boles worked as chief of staff for State Representative Kevin Cameron. Cameron resigned on June 2, 2014, to become a member of the Marion County Commission. The members of the Commission then selected Boles to succeed Cameron. She informed the Commission that she would not run for election to the seat in the 2014 elections.{{cite web |last1=Staver |first1=Anna |title=Marion County appoints Denyc Boles for Oregon's HD 19 |url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/06/25/marion-county-appoints-new-state-representative/11357561/ |website=Statesman Journal |accessdate=May 18, 2020 |language=en}} She was sworn in on July 1.{{cite web |title=Denyc Boles joins Oregon House |url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2014/07/01/denyc-boles-joins-oregon-house/11943537/ |website=Statesman Journal |accessdate=May 18, 2020 |language=en}} In October 2017, she announced she was running in the Republican Party primary for Marion County Commissioner.{{cite news|last1=Comnes|first1=Julia|title=Candidates file for elected county positions|url=http://pamplinmedia.com/wbi/152-news/374934-260107-candidates-file-for-elected-county-positions|accessdate=November 21, 2017|work=Woodburn Independent|date=October 11, 2017|language=en-gb}}
In January 2018, Boles was again appointed to the House to fill the remainder of Jodi Hack's term.{{cite web|url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/24/denyc-boles-selected-new-district-19-representative-oregon-house-representatives/1062407001/|title=Denyc Boles selected as new District 19 representative|author=Radnovich, Connor|newspaper=Statesman Journal|date=January 24, 2018|accessdate=February 3, 2018}}
In May 2018, Boles won a competitive Republican primary.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Lauren |title=Boles wins three-way Republican race for House District 19 |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/15/races-now-set-oregon-house-seats-districts-18-19-20-23/596613002/ |access-date=March 12, 2022 |website=Statesman Journal |language=en-US}} In November 2018, Boles beat Democrat Mike Ellison in the general election for the 19th district in the Oregon House of Representatives.{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Gary |title=Election results: Denyc Boles continues to lead Mike Ellison in House District 19 race |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/06/house-district-19/1782401002/ |access-date=March 12, 2022 |website=Statesman Journal |language=en-US}}
Oregon Senate
On June 25, 2019, commissioners from Marion and Polk counties appointed Boles to replace former state Senator Jackie Winters as the representative for District 10 in the Oregon State Senate. Winters died of lung cancer on May 29, 2019, leaving the seat vacant.{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/06/state-rep-denyc-boles-selected-to-replace-the-late-sen-jackie-winters.html|title=State Rep. Denyc Boles selected to replace the late Sen. Jackie Winters|date=June 25, 2019|first=Chris|last=Lehman|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=June 25, 2019}} Boles was sworn into office on June 28, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/06/oregon-gets-12th-republican-state-senator-today.html|title=Oregon gets 12th Republican state senator |date=June 28, 2019|first=Betsy|last=Hammond|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=July 1, 2019}} Boles was unopposed in the May 19, 2020, Republican primary to retain the seat. She narrowly lost the general election on November 3, 2020, to Democrat Deb Patterson.[https://ballotpedia.org/Denyc_Boles Dency Boyles], Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 7, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Jake Thomas-Salem |date=November 19, 2020 |title=After weeks of waiting, Deb Patterson wins race for Senate District 10 |url=https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/3217/after-weeks-of-waiting-deb-patterson-wins-race-for-senate-district-10 |access-date=March 12, 2022 |website=Salem Reporter |language=en}}
2024 U.S. House campaign
In August 2023, Boles announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination in Oregon's 6th congressional district in the 2024 election. She cited safety, the economy, and education as her top priorities.{{cite news |last1=Terry |first1=Lynne |title=Former state legislator announces run for Republican primary for Oregon’s 6th District |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/08/07/former-state-legislator-announces-run-for-republican-primary-for-oregons-6th-district/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |work=Oregon Capital Chronicle |date=August 7, 2023}}
Personal life
Boles grew up in Salem, attending Sprague High School before earning a bachelor's degree from Seattle Pacific University.{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.vote4boles.com/about/|website=www.vote4boles.com|accessdate=November 21, 2017|language=en}} Boles is married with three children.
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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Category:Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Category:Seattle Pacific University alumni