Boyd's career in education began at the Sterling Memorial School in Oneco. He then joined the faculty of 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 the associate dean of students and as a history/government teacher.[4] Boyd serves as the summer camp director of the Scouting 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 Connecticut State University. 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 selectmen 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] Boyd is a founding member of Unite America.
Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz appointed Boyd to serve on the Veterans' Affairs Committee,Public Safety and Security Committee for the 2017–2019 session.[2] Boyd is considered a member of the Centrist Wing of the House Democratic Caucus and campaigned openly as an Independent Democrat.[11] 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.[12]
References
↑ "Boyd". Housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
1 2 "Biography". Housedrums.ct.gov. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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