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)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceBaltimore, Maryland

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.[1]

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.[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 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".[3] 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.[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

Other memberships

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. ^ a b Zorzi, William (May 30, 2018). "Veteran Baltimore Lawmakers Team Up With Newcomer as Curt Anderson Mystery Persists". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  3. ^ DePuyt, Bruce (December 26, 2019). "TOP 10 LIST #5 Del. Boyce Resigns from Black Caucus as Controversy Mounts Over Speaker Vote". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. ^ DePuyt, Bruce; Kurtz, Josh (July 3, 2019). "Political Fallout from Speaker's Vote Breaking Out in Public". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Shwe, Elizabeth (August 7, 2021). "New Commission Will Study Md. State Parks As Visits Soared During Pandemic". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Gaines, Danielle E. (January 6, 2023). "Jones announces new Democratic caucus, committee leaders for 2023 General Assembly session". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Leckrone, Bennett; Olson, Laura (March 26, 2021). "House Election Bills Start Moving in Md. Senate, as Biden Blasts Laws Limiting Voting Access". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Johnson, Teresa (November 27, 2019). "Senator's Bill Would Ban Balloon Releases". Maryland Matters. Capital News Service. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  9. ^ Hawkins, Samantha (January 24, 2020). "Lawmakers Eye Balloon Ban: 'It Kills Wildlife'". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Shwe, Elizabeth (March 3, 2022). "Bill Would Require Government Agencies to Consider Climate and Environmental Justice in their Decisions". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  11. ^ Kurtz, Josh (March 12, 2019). "Emotions Still Raw Over Hopkins Police Bill". 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. ^ DePuyt, Bruce (March 29, 2019). "Hopkins Police Force Measure Advancing". 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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