Pat Boyd

Pat Boyd
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 50th district
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
Preceded by Mike Alberts (R)
Personal details
Born (1981-01-28) January 28, 1981
Norwich, Connecticut
Political party Democrat, Working Families, Independent
Residence Pomfret, Connecticut
Profession Teacher / School Administrator
Awards Eagle Scout, Distinguished Service Award, Silver Beaver Award
Website Official Website

Patrick S. Boyd (born January 28, 1981) is an educator and American politician who is freshman member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving since 2017. He represents the Towns of Brooklyn, Eastford, Pomfret, Union and Woodstock composing the 50th district of the Connecticut General Assembly. Boyd currently is the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Children.[1]

Early life and Education

Born in Norwich, Boyd is a Plainfield, Connecticut native, raised in Moosup where he attended local public schools and graduated from Plainfield High School in 1999. He earned a bachelor's degree in history & social science from Eastern Connecticut State University and later earned a master's degree from Sacred Heart University where he was admitted to the Pi Lambda Theta.[2] As a youth, Boyd earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was active in Scouting's National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow where he was recognized with the Vigil Honor and the Distinguished Service Award.[3]

Professional career

Boyd's career in Education began at the Sterling Memorial School in Oneco. in 2003, he joined the faculty of the The Rectory School in Pomfret teaching History, English, Leadership and Outdoor Education. In 2006, he was appointed to the Faculty of the Pomfret School an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding school in Pomfret where he currently serves as an Assistant Dean and History/Government Teacher.[4] Boyd serves as the Summer Camp Director of the Boy Scouts of America's June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation in Ashford.[5]

Public service career

He began his public service career serving on the Charter Revision Commission in Plainfield while a student at Eastern. After moving to Pomfret he joined the Pomfret Volunteer Fire Department later serving as the Fire Company President. He was elected by Town Meeting to the Fire District Board and appointed by the Board of Selectman to serve as the Deputy Emergency Management Director for the Town. In February 2016 he announced that he was seeking the Democratic nomination for an open House seat in the Connecticut General Assembly. He was elected on November 8, 2016 with 55% of the vote and took office on January 4, 2017.[6]

Electoral history

Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2016: 50th District
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Boyd 6,386 55.3
Republican Nora Valentine 5,165 44.7
Total votes 11,551 100

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Legislative record

Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz appointed Representative Boyd to serve on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Public Safety and Security Committee and as the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Children for the 2017-19 session.[8] Boyd is considered a member of the Centrist Wing of the House Democratic Caucus and campaigned openly as an Independent Democrat.[9] Early in the 2017 legislative session, Boyd was the only Democrat in the State House and Senate to vote with the Republicans against a deal that Governor Dannel Malloy struck with state employee unions to refinance pension costs.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.housedems.ct.gov/boyd/
  2. ↑ http://www.housedems.ct.gov/node/4651
  3. ↑ http://www.oa-bsa.org/pages/content/distinguished-service-award-past-recipients
  4. ↑ https://www.pomfretschool.org/page/about-us/faculty--staff-directory?deptId=26991
  5. ↑ http://www.gotowebster.org/meet-the-staff.html
  6. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/connecticut-state-house-district-50
  7. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/connecticut-state-house-district-50
  8. ↑ http://www.housedems.ct.gov/node/4651
  9. ↑ http://www.norwichbulletin.com/opinion/20161030/our-view-boyd-would-serve-50th-with-intelligence-independence
  10. ↑ https://ctmirror.org/2017/02/01/brinksmanship-at-state-capitol-over-pension-deal/
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