Janine Boyd

Janine Boyd (born February 5, 1971) is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 9th district from 2015 to 2022. She resigned from her House seat in April 2022 to take a position in the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Janine Boyd
Regional Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for Region 5
Designate
Assumed office
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Appointed byJoe Biden
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 9th district
In office
January 6, 2015 – April 22, 2022
Preceded byBarbara Boyd
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born (1971-02-05) February 5, 1971
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsBarbara Boyd (mother)
Residence(s)Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
EducationHillsdale College (BA)
Michigan State University (MA)

Early life and education

A native of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Boyd graduated from the Beaumont School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Hillsdale College in 1993 and a Master of Arts in speech and language pathology from Michigan State University in 1999.[1] Boyd is the daughter of Barbara Boyd, who held the same seat from 1993 to 2000 and from 2007 to 2014.

Career

Boyd previously served on council for Cleveland Heights,[2] where she often faced criticism for her attendance.[3] In 2012, she was appointed to council to replace Phyllis Evans.[4] In 2014, she announced that she would seek to replace her mother, Barbara Boyd, in the Ohio House of Representatives.[5] She faced Republican Charles Hopson in the general election,[6] and went on to win 85%-15%.[7]

During debate on an Ohio "heartbeat bill" banning abortion after detection of a fetal heartbeat, Boyd drafted an amendment that would give an exemption to African American women, "whose history includes rape and forced birth imposed on enslaved women and black women after slavery".[8] The amendment failed, and the bill was signed into law.[9] A federal judge issued an injunction against the bill before it took effect.[10]

In April 2022, Boyd was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as a regional director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the fifth region, which covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.[11]

References
  1. "Ohio State Rep. Janine Boyd - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  2. "About Janine Boyd 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  3. "Janine Boyd for Ohio House District 9: endorsement editorial". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  4. Neely, Chanda (2014-11-05). "Cleveland Heights City Council to replace Janine Boyd, who won seat in Ohio House". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  5. Neely, Chanda (2014-02-05). "Cleveland Heights City Councilwoman Janine Boyd criticized for running for Ohio House". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  6. Neely, Chanda (2014-09-15). "Ohio House 9th District candidates Janine Boyd, Charles Hopson take on issues". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  7. Neely, Chanda (2014-12-11). "Cleveland Heights City Council accepting applications to replace Janine Boyd". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  8. "Dem efforts to protect Ohio women rejected as nation's most extreme abortion ban set for House vote". Ohio House of Representatives. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2021-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Haynes, Danielle (2019-04-11). "Ohio Gov. DeWine signs 'heartbeat' abortion bill". UPI. Retrieved 2021-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Stempel, Jonathan (2019-07-04). "U.S. judge blocks Ohio 'heartbeat' law to end most abortions". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  11. "President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for HHS". The White House. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
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