Heather Boyd | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 163rd district | |
Assumed office June 5, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Michael Zabel |
Member of the Upper Darby School District Board of Directors | |
In office December 2015 –July 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Upper Darby Township,Pennsylvania |
Education | University of Michigan (BA) James Madison University (MA) University of Delaware (MA) |
Website | Official Website |
Heather Boyd is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 163rd district. [1]
Boyd previously worked as a history and art history teacher at the high school and college level. Additionally,she worked as chief of staff to Pennsylvania State Representative Leanne Krueger and as district director and senior advisor to Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon.
Elected to the Upper Darby School Board,she served in that capacity from 2015 to 2018, [2] and was then elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,via a special election in 2023,to succeed Michael Zabel,who resigned on March 16,2023,following a sexual harassment controversy. [3]
Boyd's victory in the May 16,2023 election maintained Democrats' one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House. [1]
Heather Boyd was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on June 5,2023.
Boyd sits on the following committees. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Heather Boyd | 9,369 | 60.10 | |
Republican | Kathleen Ford | 6,028 | 38.67 | |
Libertarian | Alfe Goodwin | 193 | 1.24 | |
Total votes | 15,590 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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