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Janine Boyd
Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
from the 9th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2015
Preceded byBarbara Boyd
Personal details
Born (1971-02-05) February 5, 1971 (age 53)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.

Janine Boyd (born February 5, 1971) is the Representative of the 9th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Barbara Boyd, who held the same seat from 1993 to 2000 and from 2007 to 2014. Boyd previously served on council for Cleveland Heights,[1][self-published source] where she often faced criticism for her attendance.[2] In 2012, she was appointed to council to replace Phyllis Evans.[3] In 2014, she announced that she would seek to replace her mother, Barbara Boyd, in the Ohio House of Representatives.[4] She faced Republican Charles Hopson in the general election,[5] and went on to win 85%-15%.[6]

References

  1. ^ "About Janine Boyd 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  2. ^ "Janine Boyd for Ohio House District 9: endorsement editorial". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  3. ^ "Cleveland Heights City Council to replace Janine Boyd, who won seat in Ohio House". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  4. ^ "Cleveland Heights City Councilwoman Janine Boyd criticized for running for Ohio House". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  5. ^ "Ohio House 9th District candidates Janine Boyd, Charles Hopson take on issues". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  6. ^ "Cleveland Heights City Council accepting applications to replace Janine Boyd". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-10.