Background
Boyce was born on August 7,1976,in Washington,DC. She graduated from the Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County,Maryland and later attended Catonsville Community College and Towson University,where she earned a B.S. degree in kinesiology and psychology in 1998,and the University of Baltimore,where she earned a M.P.A. degree in 2014. [1] After graduating,she became the director of the Adult Learning Center for Strong City Baltimore. [2]
Boyce ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018,her first run for elective office. During the primary election,she formed a slate with state Senator Joan Carter Conway and state Delegate Maggie McIntosh. [2]
In the Legislature
Boyce was sworn in as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9,2019. She has been a member of the Environment and Transportation Committee since 2019,serving as its vice chair from 2023 to 2025. [1] [3] She has also served as a member of the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee since 2024. [1] In August 2021,Boyce was appointed to a commission to study Maryland state parks and make recommendations on new parks in recreational deserts and upgrades to existing parks. [4] In 2023,House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones announced Boyce as one of two chief deputy whips. [5]
Boyce is a member of the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus,the Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus,and the Women Legislators of Maryland. [1] In April 2019,Boyce resigned from the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland ahead of the vote to protest comments made by Delegate Darryl Barnes,the caucus chair,that she found "unacceptable and infuriating". [6] Barnes had cast doubt about whether African-American members of the House of Delegates would want to vote for "a white lesbian"–referring to Maggie McIntosh,who is openly gay–in the election to nominate a new Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. [7]
During the 2025 legislative session she sponsored a bill,along with Marvin E. Holmes Jr.,Nick Allen,Linda Foley,Wayne A. Hartman,and Denise Roberts,revising the 2023 mandate for funding of reserve studies and preparation of funding plans by housing cooperatives,condominiums,and homeowners associations. [8] [9]
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