Randy Boyd (Mississippi politician)
Randy Phillip Boyd (born March 23, 1954) is a Republican politician who has served since 2012 as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 19th District in Mantachie[1] in northeastern Mississippi.[2][3]
Randy Boyd | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mark DuVall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Randy Phillip Boyd March 23, 1954 Russellville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Mantachie, Itawamba County, Mississippi |
| Alma mater | Mississippi State University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Boyd graduated from Tremont High School in rural Tremont in Itawamba County, Mississippi and then attended Itawamba Community College in Fulton. He graduated from Mississippi State University at Starkville. For more than three decades, he has been engaged in the forestry industry and is a partner in LandTree LLC.[2] He resides in Mantachie in Itawamba County.
In 2018 Boyd was among several representatives who were in opposition to introducing a state lottery in Mississippi. [4] He is a member of the state's task force on education.[1]
References
- "Education task force named to examine state testing | Mississippi Today". Mississippi Today. May 9, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- "Randy Boyd". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- "Randy Boyd". Mississippi House of Representatives. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- JOURNAL, CALEB BEDILLION DAILY. "Lottery finds little favor among many Northeast Mississippi lawmakers". Daily Journal. Retrieved October 28, 2018.