Laura Boyd |
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Oklahoma State Representative | |
In office 1993 – 1998 |
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Constituency | 44th House District |
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Born | 1949 Charlottesville, Virginia |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Duke University, Marywood University American Commonwealth University |
Profession | adjunct assistant professor consultant clinical pyschologist |
Laura Boyd (born 1949) is an American politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Boyd was elected in 1992 to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 44, which included Cleveland County. She served in the State House for six year until 1998 when she became the first woman to receive a major party nomination for Governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican Governor Frank Keating defeated Boyd in a landslide.
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Boyd was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. She earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University, a master's from Marywood University, and a Doctorate in Psychology from American Commonwealth University.[1] Boyd served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998 and Chaired the Community and Family Responsibilities Committee
In 1998 Boyd was the first woman nominee for Governor in Oklahoma as she won the nomination of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. She received 41% of the votes and was defeated by Republican Frank Keating.[2] In 2002 Boyd was Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma but was defeated by Republican Mary Fallin.[3]
Dr. Boyd has sixteen years of teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as twenty-plus years of private counseling experience.[4]
She is owner and CEO of Policy and Performance Consultants Inc. in Norman as well as national field director of Women Legislators' Lobby and executive director of the Oklahoma Therapeutic Foster Care Association.[5]
In 2011 she was inducted in the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame.
The Ryan Luke Act, which cracks down on child abuse and sexual predators, was Boyd's major legislative contribution.[6]
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Preceded by Jack Mildren |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Oklahoma 1998 |
Succeeded by Brad Henry |
Preceded by |
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma 2002 |
Succeeded by Jari Askins |