Heather Boyd
State housePennsylvania
District163rd
Term startJune 5, 2023
PredecessorMichael Zabel
Office 1Member of the Upper Darby School District Board of Directors
Term start 1December 2015
Term end 1July 2018
PartyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
James Madison University (MA)
University of Delaware (MA)
WebsiteOfficial Website

Heather Boyd is an American politician. A Democrat, she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 163rd district.[1]

Biography

Boyd previously worked as a history and art history teacher at the high school and college level. Additionally, she worked as chief of staff to Pennsylvania State Representative Leanne Krueger and as district director and senior advisor to Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon.

Elected to the Upper Darby School Board, she served in that capacity from 2015 to 2018,[2] and was then elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, via a special election in 2023, to succeed Michael Zabel, who resigned on March 16, 2023, following a sexual harassment controversy.[3]

Boyd's victory in the May 16, 2023 election maintained Democrats' one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House.[1]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Heather Boyd was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on June 5, 2023.

Committee assignments

Boyd sits on the following committees.[4]

References

  1. ^ McGoldrick, Gillian (May 16, 2023). "Democrats keep Pa. House majority following Rep. Mike Zabel's resignation". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "About". Heather Boyd. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  3. ^ Salcedo, Andrea (March 8, 2023). "After sexual harassment accusations from 3 women, Pa. lawmaker resigns". Washington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.pahouse.com/boyd/About/Biography