Nicole Akins Boyd

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Nicole Akins Boyd
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 9th district
Assumed office
January 7, 2020[1]
Preceded byGray Tollison
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Daniel[2]
Children2[2]
ResidenceOxford, Mississippi[2]

Nicole Akins Boyd is an American politician. She is a Republican who represents the 9th district in the Mississippi State Senate.

Childhood and family[]

Boyd grew up in Oxford, Mississippi,[3] and graduated from Oxford High School.[2] Her father, Noal Akins[3] represented the 12th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012.[4]

Boyd and her husband, Daniel, have two children and live in Oxford.[2]

Political career[]

In 2019, Boyd ran for election to represent the 9th district in the Mississippi State Senate, replacing Gray Tollison, who had decided not to run for re-election.[3] She was unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democrat Kevin Frye in the general election with 58.2% of the vote.[1]

Boyd sits on the following Senate committees:[5]

  • Insurance (Vice-Chair)
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Housing
  • Judiciary, Division A
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Universities and Colleges

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Nicole Boyd". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Nicole Boyd's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Kwiecinski, Chris (9 January 2019). "Nicole Akins Boyd announces candidacy for state senate". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Noal Akins". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Senate Committees". legislature.ms.gov. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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