Heather Herrygers
MI · Trustee, Grand Haven Area Public Schools Board of Education
Heather Herrygers is a trustee on the Grand Haven Area Public Schools board, a former teacher, and a small business owner. Her priorities are open talks between the district and the community and careful spending of school funds.
Where Heather Herrygers stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Seconded and voted yes to put a school bond proposal on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The bond pays for the first phase of the district's building plan. It passed 7-0.
July 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Moved and voted yes to ask voters on May 5, 2026 to renew the district's school operating tax for one year. The roll-call vote passed 6-0.
January 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted no on paying back school board members for their monthly home internet bills. The motion failed 3-3.
August 18, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Seconded and voted yes to put a school bond proposal on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The bond pays for the first phase of the district's building plan. It passed 7-0.
July 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Moved and voted yes to ask voters on May 5, 2026 to renew the district's school operating tax for one year. The roll-call vote passed 6-0.
January 12, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received the backing of the Michigan Education Association, the state's largest school employee union, for a full six-year Grand Haven school board term.
September 23, 2026
Source: mea.org
Seconded and voted yes to appoint Brook Bisonet to fill an empty seat on the Grand Haven school board. The roll-call vote passed 6-0.
January 27, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Cast the only no vote on opting the district into state school safety and mental health money (Section 31aa), which came with a required legal waiver. It passed 6-1.
November 17, 2025
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Past race Heather Herrygers ran in:
- Grand Haven Area Public Schools Board Member, 6 Year Term · November 3, 2026 · Grand Haven Area Public Schools, Michigan · incumbent