Regina T. Boyce
{{Short description|American politician (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Regina T. Boyce
| image = Delegate Regina Boyce.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|08|07}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| residence = Baltimore, Maryland
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| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = 43rd
| term_start = January 9, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Mary L. Washington
| alongside = Curt Anderson Maggie McIntosh
| successor =
| constituency = Baltimore City
| party = Democrat
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Regina T. Boyce (born August 7, 1976) is an American politician who currently serves in the Maryland House of Delegates. Delegate Boyce is a Democrat who represents the 43rd Legislative District of the state of Maryland.
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. After graduating, she became the director of the Adult Learning Center for Strong City Baltimore.
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.{{cite news |last1=Zorzi |first1=William |title=Veteran Baltimore Lawmakers Team Up With Newcomer as Curt Anderson Mystery Persists |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/05/30/veteran-baltimore-lawmakers-team-up-with-newcomer-as-curt-anderson-mystery-persists/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 30, 2018}}
In the Legislature
Boyce was sworn in as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 2019.
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".{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=TOP 10 LIST #5 Del. Boyce Resigns from Black Caucus as Controversy Mounts Over Speaker Vote |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/12/26/del-boyce-resigns-from-black-caucus-as-controversy-mounts-over-speaker-vote/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=December 26, 2019}} 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.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |title=Political Fallout from Speaker’s Vote Breaking Out in Public |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/07/03/political-fallout-from-speakers-vote-breaking-out-in-public/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 3, 2019}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=New Commission Will Study Md. State Parks As Visits Soared During Pandemic |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/08/07/new-commission-will-study-md-state-parks-as-visits-soared-during-pandemic/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=August 7, 2021}}
In 2023, Speaker Adrienne Jones announced Boyce as one of two Chief Deputy Whips.{{Cite news |last=Gaines |first=Danielle E. |date=January 6, 2023 |title=Jones announces new Democratic caucus, committee leaders for 2023 General Assembly session |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/01/05/jones-announces-new-democratic-caucus-committee-leaders-for-2023-general-assembly-session/ |access-date=February 8, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |language=en-US}}
=Committee assignments=
- Member, Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019–present (environment subcommittee, 2019–present; natural resources, agriculture & open space subcommittee, 2019–present; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2020–present)
- Member, State Park Investment Commission, 2021–present
=Other memberships=
- Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2019–present
- Member, Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019–present
- Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2019–present
- Past member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2019
Political positions
=Elections=
During the 2021 legislative session, Boyce introduced legislation that would ban people from holding an elected public office and a political party office simultaneously.{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |last2=Olson |first2=Laura |title=House Election Bills Start Moving in Md. Senate, as Biden Blasts Laws Limiting Voting Access |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/26/house-election-bills-start-moving-in-md-senate-as-biden-blasts-laws-limiting-voting-access/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 26, 2021}}
=Environment=
During the 2020 legislative session, Boyce introduced legislation to ban the intentional release of balloons.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Teresa |title=Senator's Bill Would Ban Balloon Releases |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/11/27/lams-bill-would-ban-balloon-releases/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |agency=Capital News Service |date=November 27, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Samantha |title=Lawmakers Eye Balloon Ban: 'It Kills Wildlife' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/24/lawmakers-eye-balloon-ban-it-kills-wildlife/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 24, 2020}}
During the 2022 legislative session, Boyce introduced legislation that would require government agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of their actions.{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=Bill Would Require Government Agencies to Consider Climate and Environmental Justice in their Decisions |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/03/proposed-bill-would-require-government-agencies-to-consider-climate-and-environmental-justice-in-their-decisions/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 3, 2022}}
=Policing=
In 2019, Boyce voted against a bill that would allow Johns Hopkins University to form its own private police force. The bill passed through the Baltimore City Delegation by a vote of 9-4.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Emotions Still Raw Over Hopkins Police Bill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/12/emotions-still-raw-over-hopkins-police-bill/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 12, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Baltimore legislative delegation approves Hopkins police force after Cummings 'begs' for help to stop killings |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-hopkins-cummings-20190312-story.html |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 12, 2019}} She later voted against it in the House of Delegates, where it passed 94-42.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Hopkins Police Force Measure Advancing |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/29/hopkins-police-force-measure-advancing/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 29, 2019}} In the same legislative session, she voted against legislation that would allow school resource officers to carry guns inside schools. The bill was rejected in a 10-5 vote.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Baltimore delegates vote to kill state House bill allowing school police officers to carry guns inside schools |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-ci-school-police-20190316-story.html |access-date=June 5, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 16, 2019}}
Personal life
Boyce is a ministry leader for the general education development preparation program at the Morning Star Baptist Church in Woodlawn, Maryland.{{cite web |title=Regina T. Boyce, Maryland State Delegate |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18041.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=June 5, 2022}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 43 Democratic Primary Election, 2018{{cite web
| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates
| website = elections.maryland.gov
| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_01643.html
| date = July 31, 2018}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Maggie McIntosh
|votes = 11,273
|percentage = 25.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Regina T. Boyce
|votes = 7,924
|percentage = 17.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Curt Anderson
|votes = 7,886
|percentage = 17.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Nilesh Kalyanaraman
|votes = 7,455
|percentage = 16.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kelly Fox
|votes = 5,149
|percentage = 11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dong Shen
|votes = 2,323
|percentage = 5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Destinee Parker
|votes = 1,953
|percentage = 4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Urcille Goddard
|votes = 1,122
|percentage = 2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 43 Election, 2018{{cite web
| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates
| website = elections.maryland.gov
| publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01643.html
| date = December 11, 2018}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Regina T. Boyce
|votes = 28,500
|percentage = 32.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Maggie McIntosh
|votes = 28,348
|percentage = 31.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Curt Anderson
|votes = 24,229
|percentage = 27.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party (United States)
|candidate = Bonnie "Raven" Lane
|votes = 7,490
|percentage = 8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Write-In
|candidate =
|votes = 545
|percentage = 0.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Members - Delegate Regina T. Boyce |url=http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/members/details/boyce01 |access-date=June 24, 2022 |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |date=June 24, 2022}}
{{Maryland House of Delegates}}
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