{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Darryl Boyer | image = | caption = | office = | term_start = | term_end = | predecessor = | successor = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1999}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Palm Coast's Darryl Boyer to Run for State House in 2024 |url=https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/palm-coasts-darryl-boyer-to-run-for-state-house-in-2024,42446 |work=WNDB |access-date=March 11, 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | education = Florida State University (MS) }}
'''Darryl L. Boyer''' (born 1999) is an American politician and conservative activist serving as secretary of the Flagler County, Florida Republican Party since 2022. He was a candidate in the Republican primary for the Florida House of Representatives in 2024.
==Education== In 2024, Boyer received his master's degree from Florida State University.<ref name=obs>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2023 |title=Palm Coast resident Darryl Boyer running for Florida House of Representatives |url=https://www.observerlocalnews.com/news/2023/nov/06/palm-coast-resident-darryl-boyer-running-for-florida-house-of-representatives/ |work=Observer Media |access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref>
==Career== In 2022, Boyer worked on the successful Florida Senate campaign of Corey Simon.<ref name=obs/>
In November 2022, Boyer helped launch Perspective PAC, a political action committee designed to promote minority leaders within the American conservative movement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ogles |first=Jacob |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Perspective PAC launches to promote minority conservative voices |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/571209-perspective-pac-launches-to-promote-minority-conservative-voices/ |work=Florida Politics |access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref>
In December 2022, Boyer was elected secretary of the Flagler County Republican Party Executive Committee.<ref name=flpol/>
From December 2022 to May 2023, Boyer worked as a legislative aide to State Representative Webster Barnaby.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darryl Boyer |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/449880/Darryl_L_Boyer.html |work=LegiStorm |access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref> He also worked as travel aide for Speaker Paul Renner.<ref name=flpol>{{Cite web |last=Ogles |first=Jacob |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Darryl Boyer files for open HD 19 seat |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/611500-darryl-boyer-files-for-open-hd-19-seat/ |work=Florida Politics |access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref>
In April 2024, Boyer was selected to serve as a Florida delegate to the 2024 Republican National Convention, voting for Donald Trump and JD Vance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Candidate Darryl Boyer, Ex-Commissioner Joe Mullins Selected as RNC Delegates |url=https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/candidate-darryl-boyer-ex-commissioner-joe-mullins-selected-as-rnc-delegates,75290 |work=WNDB |access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref>
===2024 Florida House election=== {{main|2024 Florida House of Representatives election}} In November 2023, Boyer announced his candidacy to succeed Renner in 2024.<ref name=obs/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Darryl Boyer |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Darryl_Boyer |work=Ballotpedia |access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref> His campaign was endorsed by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, Florida state representatives Webster Barnaby and Paula Stark, former St. Johns County sheriff David Shoar, and Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy Giuliani and candidate for governor of New York in 2022.<ref name=flv>{{cite web |last1=Girard |first1=Owen |title=Darryl Boyer endorsed by Andrew Giuliani, Sarah Palin, Florida officials for state House campaign |url=https://flvoicenews.com/darryl-boyer-endorsed-by-andrew-giuliani-sarah-palin-florida-officials-for-state-house-campaign/ |work=Florida's Voice |access-date=March 9, 2025 |date=May 3, 2024}}</ref>
Boyer was defeated in a landslide in the August primary, by U.S. Navy officer Samuel Greco, who went on to win the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/692255-sam-greco-enjoys-landslide-victory-in-primary-to-succeed-paul-renner-in-hd-19/|title=Sam Greco enjoys landslide victory in Primary to succeed Paul Renner in HD 19|last=Ogles|first=Jacob|date=August 23, 2024|access-date=March 9, 2025|website=Florida Politics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 10, 2024 |title=Sam Greco builds criminal justice cred with endorsement from local State Attorney |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/678819-sam-greco-builds-criminal-justice-cred-with-endorsement-from-local-state-attorney/ |access-date=March 9, 2025 |work=Florida Politics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Mark |date=2024-08-21 |title=Tom Leek, Sam Greco, Richard Gentry win hard-fought Republican Legislature primaries |url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/21/tom-leek-sam-greco-richard-gentry-win-spirited-republican-primaries/74854223007/ |access-date=March 9, 2025 |website=The Daytona Beach News-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Vote 2024: Florida Senate, Florida House election results |url=https://www.news4jax.com/vote-2024/2024/08/16/vote-2024-florida-senate-florida-house-election-results/ |work=WJXT |access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Boyer lives in Palm Coast, Florida.<ref name=obs/>
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