State House: | New Hampshire |
District: | Hillsborough 21st |
Termstart: | April 13, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Dick Hinch |
Office1: | Member of the Merrimack Town Council |
Bill Boyd | |
Termstart1: | 2011 |
Termend1: | 2021 |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Merrimack, New Hampshire |
Spouse: | Michele Boyd |
Children: | 1 |
Alma Mater: | Boston College (BA) |
William Boyd III (born 1968 or 1969) is an American politician who has served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives since 2021, representing Hillsborough County's 21st district, which contains the town of Merrimack.[1] A member of the Republican Party, Boyd ran in an April 2021 special election to succeed Dick Hinch, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020.[2] Boyd defeated the Democratic nominee, former state representative Wendy E.N. Thomas, by a margin of 2,531 votes to 2,144.[3] Boyd's campaign was assisted by Mike Pompeo, a former United States secretary of state, and Tom Cotton, a United States senator from Arkansas.[4]
Boyd previously served on the Merrimack Town Council and the New Hampshire Drinking and Groundwater Advisory Commission.[5] [6]