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Debbie Geyer

Debbie Geyer

Idaho House of Representatives, District 11 Seat B

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Debbie Geyer: Republican nominee for Idaho House District 11, Seat B

Debbie Geyer is the Republican nominee for Idaho House District 11, Seat B, on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. She won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 1,665 votes (53.28%) to incumbent Rep. Lucas Cayler's 1,460 (46.72%), per certified Idaho Secretary of State results. Her general election opponent is Democrat Joshua Preminger, who advanced unopposed in his own primary. Geyer has never held elected office; she will succeed Cayler, who lost his bid for renomination to her.

Background

Geyer calls herself "a proud Idaho native, raised in Caldwell." She and her husband Norm, a retired Army Chaplain, lived in different cities and overseas with other military families before returning to Idaho in 2001. Both are graduates of Greenleaf Friends Academy, according to her campaign site.

Her professional record is in local government. She served as City Clerk for the City of Caldwell for 24 years, retiring in 2025. In her survey response to Idaho News, she described the core of that job: "my job was literally to keep government open to the people." She says she led a four-year effort to digitize the city's records back to 1908, and that her work "earned the Weatherby Award for excellence and efficiency in city government."

Where she stands on growth and taxes

Property tax relief, managing growth, and strong schools lead her list of district priorities, with public safety rounding it out. In her survey response, she wrote that Caldwell and Canyon County are among the fastest-growing areas in Idaho and that longtime residents, "especially seniors on fixed incomes," are being priced out of homes they've lived in for decades. Her position on who pays: "Growth needs to pay for itself; existing homeowners shouldn't carry the burden of new development."

On the Idaho Republican Party's candidate page, she lists water management as central to a responsible growth approach, given Idaho's reliance on agriculture. Her survey response adds farmland protection and infrastructure pacing for Highway 20/26, the I-84 corridor, and local streets. She named "the real cost of unmanaged growth on working families" as the biggest issue the Legislature is not addressing.

Where she stands on schools and public trust

On education, she supports school choice so parents can pick options that fit their child, along with career technical education, vocational education, and university pathways. Her survey response frames the conservative case as empowering parents, supporting teachers in the classroom, and keeping decisions close to home.

Transparency is her third stated issue area, and she ties it directly to her clerk experience. Her pledge to constituents: "I'll hold regular town halls in Caldwell, publish how I vote and why, answer my phone and my email, and keep regular hours in the district when the Legislature isn't in session."

On the Idaho GOP's Integrity in Affiliation submission, she noted one dissent from the party platform. The platform plank she flagged calls for repealing the 17th Amendment, which would end direct election of U.S. Senators. Geyer wrote that she supports "continuing the democratic participation process, thereby allowing Idaho citizens to elect the candidate(s) of their choice to represent them in Congress as our U.S. Senators."

Where she stands on the budget

Asked about Idaho's recent budget shortfalls, she pointed to her 24 years helping manage a city budget, where balancing the books is not optional. Her stated approach, in order: fund the constitutional core functions of government first, and make everything else justify its existence line by line. Demand transparency so taxpayers can see where every dollar goes, and cut programs that cannot demonstrate results. Avoid spending promises in good years that cannot be kept in lean years. Protect rainy-day funds rather than raiding them. And reject new taxes as the answer to a shortfall, which she attributes to undisciplined spending.

Campaign finance

Per Idaho's Sunshine campaign finance system, her 2026 committee report shows:

  • Total contributions: $46,485.88
  • Loans to the campaign: $10,000
  • Total expenditures: $41,463.18
  • Ending cash balance: $15,022.70
  • Outstanding debt: $0

Preminger's survey response says he has left money out of his campaign entirely. His stated top priorities are infrastructure and cost of living, and he names government corruption and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars as the biggest issue the Legislature is not addressing. On budget shortfalls, his response reads: "Tax the rich and find who misspent your money."

Where the race stands

Geyer and Preminger differ sharply in experience and style. She is running on two decades inside Caldwell city government; he describes himself as a small business owner and parent who entered the race because, in his words, "no one else would put their name on" the ballot. She lists detailed positions across growth, schools, and budgeting. He identifies one signature issue, government corruption, and states plainly that he won't compromise his integrity.

Voters in District 11, which covers Canyon County, will choose between them on November 3, 2026.

Geyer closes her own case to voters this way: "I'm not a politician, I'm a public servant." She frames the role she wants in Boise as "a workhorse, not a show horse: a steady, principled, conservative voice for Caldwell who shows up, listens, tells the truth, and gets things done."

Sources

Profile published by IdahoVoters.com. Last updated September 26, 2026. This profile will be updated as additional information becomes available.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Debbie Geyer?
She is the Republican nominee for Idaho House District 11, Seat B, on the November 3, 2026 ballot. She spent 24 years as City Clerk for the City of Caldwell before retiring in 2025 and has never held elected office.
Who is she running against?
Democrat Joshua Preminger, a small business owner from Boise who advanced unopposed in his primary.
Why is this seat open?
Incumbent Rep. Lucas Cayler ran for renomination and lost the May 19, 2026 Republican primary to Geyer, 1,665 votes to 1,460, a certified result.
What are her top campaign issues?
Property tax relief, managing growth, and strong schools, with public safety rounding out her list. She argues growth needs to pay for itself so existing homeowners don't carry the cost of new development.
What did she do as city clerk?
She kept the city's government records open to the public and says she led the effort to digitize every Caldwell city record back to 1908. She says that work earned the Weatherby Award for excellence and efficiency in city government.
How does she differ from the Idaho GOP platform?
On the party's Integrity in Affiliation questionnaire, she flagged one dissent. She does not support the platform plank calling for repeal of the 17th Amendment, writing that she supports Idaho citizens continuing to elect their U.S. Senators directly.
What is her position on school choice?
She supports school choice, saying parents deserve an array of options to meet their child's needs. Her stated approach also backs career technical education, vocational education, and university pathways.
How has her campaign been funded?
Her 2026 filing shows $46,485.88 in total contributions plus $10,000 in loans, with $41,463.18 spent, an ending cash balance of $15,022.70, and no outstanding debt, per Idaho's Sunshine campaign finance system.

Also on the ballot in District 11

Every candidate for the State Senate and both House seats in this district. See the full District 11 page.