Kevin Boyce

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Kevin Boyce

Kevin L. Boyce (* 1971 ) is an American politician ( Democratic Party ). He was Ohio's Treasurer of State from 2009 to 2011 .

Career

Nothing is known about Kevin L. Boyce's youth. He graduated from Columbus East High School in 1990 . He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Toledo in 1995 and his Master of Public Administration from Central Michigan University in 2004 .

Boyce was the executive director of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation , a non-profit that promotes college access for students. From 1997 to 1999 he was executive director of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus . During this time he led the 1998 unsuccessful election campaign of Charleta B. Tavares for the post of Secretary of State of Ohio. From January 1999 to September 2000 he was Chief of Staff of the Minority Caucus in the Ohio House of Representatives . He married Crystal Boyce. The couple have two sons and a goddaughter.

On September 11, 2000, he was appointed to the Columbus City Council. He was then elected to Columbus City Council on November 6, 2001 for a four-year term. His re-election took place on November 8, 2005. During his tenure, he served as President pro Tempore and Chairman of the Finance Committee and Zorning Committee.

Ohio Democratic Governor Ted Strickland announced on December 23, 2008 the appointment of Boyce as Treasurer of State of Ohio. His appointment closed the vacancy created by Richard Cordray's resignation when he became the new Attorney General of Ohio in November 2008 . Boyce took his oath of office on January 8, 2009. He was the first Democratic African American to hold a statewide non-legal post in Ohio. In July 2009, the Dayton Daily News published an article according to which Boyce spent $ 32,469  on promotional products with his name on it. Later, Boyce argued that such practices were common for political office holders and that he spent 30% less than his predecessor on such items. Meanwhile, his Republican opponent in the 2010 campaign, Josh Mandel , accused him that the spending was inadequate because of the state's budgetary difficulties. Boyce has also been criticized for recruiting Democratic party comrades to several posts within his agency.

Boyce was interviewed about KeyBank's contract to process government checks for $ 160,000 a year. At this point it should be mentioned that Ohio had been processing its own checks for 100 years. Boyce expected the new contract would save approximately $ 83,000 a year through increased interest income. The contract was awarded through a competitive bidding process, although critics have questioned it as two KeyBank lobbyists held a fundraiser for Boyce 1 week after the contract was awarded, where a ticket cost $ 500.

During the midterm elections ( Midterm Elections ) 2010 Boyce ran for the post of Treasurer of State, but suffered a defeat to Republican challenger Josh Mandel. Boyce received 40.2% of the vote in the election. After losing an election he recommended the mayor of Chicago ( Illinois ) Rahm Emanuel 's top advisor, Amer Ahmad, for the post of Comptroller of Chicago, although Boyce received a federal subpoena. It was about the involvement of Amer Ahmad for contracts with a bank in Boston ( Massachusetts ). Ahmad was charged in August 2013 on eight charges of bribery, wire fraud and dating crime while serving as Boyce's Assistant Treasurer of State of Ohio. As a result, Ahmad fled to Pakistan . He was meanwhile sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, but it is unlikely that he will be extradited from Pakistan to the United States .

When W. Carlton Weddington was charged with a bribery scandal in the spring of 2012, he resigned from his seat in the Ohio House of Representatives , forcing the Democratic Party to appoint a successor. Boyce was chosen from a number of possible applicants. Boyce took his oath of office on May 6, 2012. In the same year he successfully ran for a full term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He won a victory over Republican Seth Golding. He got 85.84% of the vote. In 2014 he was re-elected for a further term. This time he got 81% of the vote. Boyce was elected a minority whip soon after. He is also the only Democrat to preside over the 131st  Ohio General Assembly and preside over the Committee on Community and the Family Advancement's Subcommittee on Minority Affairs.

Honors

The National Council of Negro Women presented Boyce with his Community Service Plaque in May 2004 . In November 2004, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Leadership, At Its Best, LLC. honored as an outstanding role model for young men.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Strickland announces appointment of Boyce as Treasurer of State  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ,@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.portclintonnewsherald.com   Port Clinton News Herald, December 23, 2008
  2. ^ A b c Columbus City Councilman Kevin Boyce ( February 13, 2009 memento on WebCite ), African American Male Empowerment Commission, February 12, 2009
  3. ^ A b c Bell, Jeff: Columbus councilman named state treasurer , Cincinnati Business Courier, December 23, 2008
  4. ^ A b c d Columbus council member to be state treasurer , The Columbus Dispatch, December 23, 2008
  5. ^ A b Provance, Jim: University of Toledo graduate selected as Ohio treasurer , The Blade, December 23, 2008
  6. ^ A b c Majors, Stephen: Boyce to be next Ohio Treasurer ( February 13, 2009 memento on WebCite ), Akron Beacon Journal, February 13, 2009
  7. ^ Bischoff, Laura A .: Ohio treasurer gives bank contract, gets political fund-raiser , Dayton Daily News, July 28, 2009
  8. ↑ Scott, Michael: Republican challenger Josh Mandel crushes incumbent Kevin Boyce in Ohio treasurer's race, The Plain Dealer, November 3, 2010
  9. ↑ Byrne, John: Mayor says he wouldn't have hired Ahmad if he knew of probe , Chicago Tribune, August 27, 2013
  10. ↑ Emanuel's ex-Comptroller Amer Ahmad indicted in Ohio , Crain's Chicago Business, August 15, 2013
  11. ^ Former state official Ahmad, now in Pakistan, faces 15 years in prison here , The Columbus Dispatch, December 2, 2014
  12. ^ Siegel, Jim: Debate over Ohio's shift from income tax to sales tax continues , The Columbus Dispatch, March 1, 2015

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personal data
SURNAME Boyce, Kevin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boyce, Kevin L. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1971