Pat Boyd | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 50th district |
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Assumed office January 4, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Mike Alberts (R) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Norwich, Connecticut |
January 28, 1981
Political party | Democrat, Working Families, Independent |
Residence | Pomfret, Connecticut |
Profession | Teacher / School Administrator |
Awards | Eagle Scout, Distinguished Service Award, Silver Beaver Award |
Website | Official Website |
Patrick S. Boyd (born January, 28 1981) is an educator and American politician who is freshman member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving since 2017. He represents the Towns of Brooklyn, Eastford, Pomfret, Union and composing the 50th district of the Connecticut General Assembly. Boyd currently is the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Children.
Born in Norwich, Boyd is a Plainfield, Connecticut native, raised in Moosup where he attended local public schools and graduated from Plainfield High School in 1999. He earned a bachelors degree in history & social science from Eastern Connecticut State University and later earned a master's degree from Sacred Heart University where he was admitted to the Pi Lambda Theta. As a youth, Boyd earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was active in Scouting's National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow where he was recognized with the Vigil Honor and the Distinguished Service Award.
Boyd's career in Education began at the Sterling Memorial School in Oneco. in 2003, he joined the faculty of the The Rectory School in Pomfret teaching History, English, Leadership and Outdoor Education. In 2006, he was appointed to the Faculty of the Pomfret School an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding school in Pomfret where he currently serves as an Assistant Dean and History/Government Teacher. Boyd serves as the Summer Camp Director of the Boy Scouts of America's June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation in Ashford.