Representative  Jim Boyd

District 71
Republican

• View Original Ethics & Elections Subcommittee Chair Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, debates election reform on the House floor March 5, 2013.
• View Original Members of the Ethics & Elections Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, question a panel of Elections Supervisors from around the state, right, Jan. 15, 2013.
• View Original Chair Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, guides the Ethics & Elections Subcommittee meeting, January 15, 2013.
• View Original Ethics & Elections Subcommittee Chairman Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, right, guides committee action Jan. 23, 2013.
• View Original Rep. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, asks a question during consideration of a measure on the House floor, March 6, 2012.
• View Original Rep. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, debates the budget on the House floor, March 2, 2012.

Member Information

Biographical Information

City of Residence:  Bradenton

Occupation:  Insurance/Real Estate

Spouse:  Sandy Boyd

Child(ren):  Ansley, Austin

Education:  Manatee Community College, A.A., 1976; Florida State University, B.S., 1978

Born:  October 22, 1956, Bradenton, FL

History:  Hugh Boyd, grandfather, House of Representatives, 1941; Wilbur H. Boyd, uncle, House of Representatives, 1958-1966, Florida Senate, 1966-1972, President Pro Tempore, Org. 1970 and 1971-1972

Religious Affiliation:  Christian

Recreational Interest:  golf, quail hunting, reading, spending time in North Carolina with family, travel

Legislative Service

Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2010, reelected subsequently

Deputy Whip, August 12, 2011-2012

Other Public Service

Palmetto City Council, Councilman, Vice-Mayor, and Mayor, 1989-1993

Affiliations

First America Bank, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Chair

Florida Association of Insurance Agents, board member, 1994-1997, current member

Manatee County Independent Insurance Agents Association

Manatee Memorial Hospital Board of Governors