Lucy Boyden
{{Short description|American politician (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lucy Boyden
|image=Lucy Boyden.png
|caption=Boyden in 2024
| office = Member of the Vermont House of Representatives for Lamoille District 3
| termstart = January 4, 2023
| predecessor = Lucy Rogers
| birth_name = Lucy M. Boyden
| birth_place = Cambridge, Vermont, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|1}}
| education = Lamoille Union High School
| alma_mater = Roger Williams University (BS)
| residence = Cambridge, Vermont
| website = {{URL|https://lucyboydenvt.com}}
| party = Democratic
}}
Lucy M. Boyden ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɔɪ|d|ən}} {{Respell|BOY|dən}}; born May 1, 2000) is an American politician serving as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives for Lamoille District 3, which encompasses Cambridge, Jeffersonville, and Waterville. She is a member of the Democratic Party.{{Cite web |title=Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille-3 District |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Vermont_House_of_Representatives_Lamoille-3_District |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Aaron Calvin {{!}} Staff |title=Legislature's youngest heads to Montpelier |url=https://www.vtcng.com/news_and_citizen/news/local_news/legislature-s-youngest-heads-to-montpelier/article_4a3424ca-7727-11ed-adf4-e3294a910b0f.html |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vermont Community Newspaper Group |date=8 December 2022 |language=en}} Boyden is among the youngest U.S. state legislators.
Early life and education
Boyden was born May 1, 2000, in Cambridge, Vermont, to Mark and Lauri Anne Boyden. She is the fifth generation to grow up on the Boyden family farm founded in 1914.{{Cite web |title=Farm Wedding Venue in Vermont |url=https://boydenbarn.com/about-our-farm/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=The Barn at Boyden Farm |language=en-US}} She has one older sister. She graduated from Lamoille Union High School in 2018 and summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.{{Cite web |title=Representative Lucy Boyden |url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2024/37384 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=legislature.vermont.gov}}
Career
During her formative years, Boyden worked as a stable hand on the family farm. After graduating from college, she worked in content management for Wex before becoming a state legislator.{{Cite web |title=Meet Lucy |url=https://www.lucyboydenvt.com/meet-lucy |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Lucy Boyden for VT House |language=en-US}}
Politics
Boyden defeated Republican nominee Rebecca Pitre the general election on November 8, 2022, and took office on January 4, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Photo by Gordon |title=Lucy Boyden |url=https://www.vtcng.com/news_and_citizen/news/local_news/lucy-boyden/image_18bca004-6109-11ed-b0cf-4bea85de17f6.html |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Vermont Community Newspaper Group |date=10 November 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Representative Lucy Boyden |url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2024/37384#:~:text=Member%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives:%202023%E2%80%93present. |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=legislature.vermont.gov}}
References
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Vermont General Assembly
Category:People from Cambridge, Vermont
Category:Roger Williams University alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Vermont
Category:21st-century American women politicians
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