Clark Boyd (politician)

Clark Boyd
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 46th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2018
Preceded byMark Pody
Personal details
Born (1978-06-14) June 14, 1978 (age 46)
Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Clark Boyd (born June 14, 1978) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 46 since January 2018.

Early life and education

Boyd was born June 14, 1978, in Virginia. He has been married to his wife Jada for 17 years and has two kids, Wilson and Blair Ellen, and they are all members of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lebanon. He went to East Tennessee State University and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Learning with a Minor in Military Science.[1] Alongside being very active in his church, serving as a deacon and a Sunday School teacher for newly married couples, Boyd is the owner of a State Farm Insurance agency in Lebanon.[2] Boyd was also a former Captain of the US Army Reserve with 11 years of service in the US Army and Army National Guard.[1]

Career

Community involvement

As is listed out on his page in the Tennessee General Assembly, Boyd is involved with the following activities:[1] House member of the 110th and 111th General Assemblies, Former President of the Rotary Club of Lebanon, Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Former President of the Wilson County Habitat For Humanity, Living Sent Ministries Board Member, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Deacon and Sunday School Teacher at Immanuel Baptist Church, the National Rifle Association of America, Leadership Wilson.

Politics

Boyd first ran for office in 2014, when he challenged Mae Beavers in the Republican primary for Tennessee's 17th Senate district, losing with 40.7% of the vote. Following State Representative Mark Pody's election to the Tennessee Senate, Boyd was appointed by the Wilson County Commission to serve the remainder of Pody's term.[3] He ran against Menda McCall Holmes in the 2018 Republican primary election, winning 84% of the votes, 9,208 votes. He then advanced to the general election, where he beat Mark Cagle on November 6, 2018, by winning 72.9% of the votes, 17,602 votes.[4] Boyd was elected in 2018 and is representative over District 46, which if over Cannon County and includes part of Wilson and DeKalb Counties. As listed out on Vote Smart, he is a member of many committees, as well as Chair over the Consumer and Human Resources Committee.[5] And, in the 111th General Assembly, he sponsored 37 bills and cosponsored 59 bills.[1]

In 2023, Boyd supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Clark Boyd - State Farm Insurance Agent in Lebanon, TN". Clark Boyd - State Farm Insurance Agent in Lebanon, TN. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Humbles, Andy (January 10, 2018). "Clark Boyd picked to fill Mark Pody's House of Representatives seat". The Tennessean. Gannett. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Clark Boyd". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve (April 6, 2023). "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Nadine Yousif; Brandon Drenon; Melisa Goh (April 7, 2023). "Lawmakers expelled: What to know about the 'Tennessee Three'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.