Denyc Nicole Boles is an American politician from the state of

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. A

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, she was a member of the

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from 2014 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2019. She served in the

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, representing the 10th district, from 2019 to 2021.

Oregon House of Representatives

Boles worked as

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for

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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. She was sworn in on July 1. In October 2017, she announced she was running in the Republican Party primary for Marion County Commissioner. In January 2018, Boles was again appointed to the House to fill the remainder of Jodi Hack's term. In May 2018, Boles won a competitive Republican primary. In November 2018, Boles beat Democrat Mike Ellison in the general election for the 19th district in the Oregon House of Representatives.

Oregon Senate

On June 25, 2019, commissioners from

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and

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counties appointed Boles to replace former state Senator

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as the representative for

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in the

. Winters died of lung cancer on May 29, 2019, leaving the seat vacant. Boles was sworn into office on June 28, 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

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2024 U.S. House campaign

In August 2023, Boles announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination in

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in the 2024 election. She cited safety, the economy, and education as her top priorities.

Personal life

Boles grew up in Salem, attending

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before earning a bachelor's degree from

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. Boles is married with three children.

References

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