Regina T. Boyce

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Regina T. Boyce
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 43rd district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byMary L. Washington
ConstituencyBaltimore City
Personal details
Born (1976-08-07) August 7, 1976 (age 47)
Baltimore, Maryland

Regina T. Boyce (born August 7, 1976) is an

43rd Legislative District of the state of Maryland.[1]

Background

Boyce was born on August 7, 1976, in

B.S. degree in kinesiology and psychology in 1998, and the University of Baltimore, where she earned a M.P.A. degree in 2014.[1] After graduating, she became the director of the Adult Learning Center for Strong City Baltimore.[2]

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.[2]

In the Legislature

Boyce was sworn in as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 2019.[1]

In April 2019, Boyce resigned from the

Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.[4]

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.[5]

In 2023, Speaker Adrienne Jones announced Boyce as one of two Chief Deputy Whips.[6]

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.[7]

Environment

During the 2020 legislative session, Boyce introduced legislation to ban the intentional release of balloons.[8][9]

During the 2022 legislative session, Boyce introduced legislation that would require government agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of their actions.[10]

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.[11][12] She later voted against it in the House of Delegates, where it passed 94-42.[13] 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.[14]

Electoral history

Maryland House of Delegates District 43 Democratic Primary Election, 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maggie McIntosh 11,273 25.0
Democratic Regina T. Boyce 7,924 17.6
Democratic Curt Anderson 7,886 17.5
Democratic Nilesh Kalyanaraman 7,455 16.5
Democratic Kelly Fox 5,149 11.4
Democratic Dong Shen 2,323 5.2
Democratic Destinee Parker 1,953 4.3
Democratic Urcille Goddard 1,122 2.5
Maryland House of Delegates District 43 Election, 2018[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina T. Boyce 28,500 32.0
Democratic Maggie McIntosh 28,348 31.8
Democratic Curt Anderson 24,229 27.2
Green
 Bonnie "Raven" Lane 7,490 8.4
Write-In
 545 0.6

References

  1. ^ a b c "Regina T. Boyce, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^
    Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  3. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  5. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  6. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  8. Maryland Matters. Capital News Service
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  9. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  10. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  11. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Broadwater, Luke (March 12, 2019). "Baltimore legislative delegation approves Hopkins police force after Cummings 'begs' for help to stop killings". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  13. Maryland Matters
    . Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  14. ^ Broadwater, Luke (March 16, 2019). "Baltimore delegates vote to kill state House bill allowing school police officers to carry guns inside schools". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. July 31, 2018.
  16. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018.

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