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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
Boyd in 2022
Member of the Cleveland Heights City Council
In office
February 10, 2023 – March 18, 2024
Preceded byMary Dunbar
Regional Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for Region 5
In office
April 8, 2022 – 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byDoug O'Brien
Succeeded byMichael Cabonargi
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 9th district
In office
January 6, 2015 – April 22, 2022
Preceded byBarbara Boyd
Succeeded byBishara Addison
Personal details
Born (1971-02-05) February 5, 1971 (age 53)
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsBarbara Boyd (mother)
Residence(s)Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
EducationHillsdale College (BA)
Michigan State University (MA)

Early life and education

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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

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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 six-week abortion ban, 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]

In late 2022, Boyd left the HHS to care for her ailing mother in Cleveland Heights.[12] Her mother died in November 2022.[13] In February 2023, City of Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren appointed Boyd "to fill the vacant, unexpired term on Cleveland Heights City Council ending 12/31/2023."[14][15] She resigned on March 18, 2024 in order to relocate her family.[16]

References

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  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.
  9. ^ Haynes, Danielle (2019-04-11). "Ohio Gov. DeWine signs 'heartbeat' abortion bill". UPI. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  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.
  12. ^ Jewell, Thomas (16 February 2023). "Janine Boyd appointed to council". Cleveland Sun Press Sun News.
  13. ^ Pinckard, Cliff (6 November 2022). "Longtime State Rep. Barbara Boyd dies at the age of 80". Cleveland. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Executive Order EO2023-001 Re: Filling a vacant, unexpired term on Cleveland Heights City Council". City of Cleveland Heights. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  15. ^ Jewell, Thomas (11 February 2023). "Dissenting members welcome Boyd to Cleveland Heights council, offer take on process". Cleveland. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  16. ^ Golden, Alexandra (20 March 2024). "Boyd Resigns From Cleveland Heights City Council". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
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