Jim Boyle | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
In office December 7, 2022 –December 4, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Bruce A. White |
Succeeded by | Eleanor Sato |
Constituency | 109th district |
In office January 18,2022 –December 7,2022 | |
Preceded by | Kyle Bailey |
Succeeded by | Gary Drinkwater |
Constituency | 27th district |
Member of the Maine Senate from the 6th district | |
In office December 5,2012 –December 3,2014 | |
Preceded by | Phil Bartlett |
Succeeded by | Amy Volk |
Personal details | |
Born | August 19,1958 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Maine (BS) |
Profession | Businessperson,politician |
James Allen Boyle (born August 19,1958) is an American businessperson and politician from Maine. Boyle served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 6th District,representing Scarborough,Westbrook and his residence of Gorham from 2012 to 2014. Boyle was a candidate in the January 2022 special election for Maine House District 27, [1] which he won. [2] He ran for Governor of Maine in the 2018 election but dropped out before the Democratic primary. [3] He owns Boyle Associates Environmental Consultants and Avant Dance &Event Center. [4]
Boyle,who ran as a privately funded candidate,defeated State Representative Tim Driscoll in the Democratic Primary for the District 6 Senate seat. The seat had been held by Phil Bartlett,who was unable to run for re-election due to term limits. In the general election,he beat Ruth Summers,wife of Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers. [5]
In 2014,Representative Amy Volk (R-Scarborough) defeated Boyle by a margin of approximately 900 votes in the November 2014 general election. The Volk-Boyle race was one of the state's most watched contests. Over $330,000 was spent by outside groups in the race. Boyle lost despite approximately two-thirds of the outside spending seeking to benefit Boyle. [6]
He returned to the state legislature in 2022,via a special election to the Maine House of Representatives following the resignation of Kyle Bailey. [2] He was elected to a full term in the regular election that year,but did not run for another term in 2024. [7] He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Eleanor Sato. [8]
He earned a B.S. in forest management from the University of Maine in 1981. [4]