Randy Phillip Boyd (born March 23, 1954) is a

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politician who has served since 2012 as a member of the

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for the 19th District in Mantachie in northeastern

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. Boyd graduated from Tremont High School in rural Tremont in Itawamba County, Mississippi and then attended

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. He graduated from

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at Starkville. For more than three decades, he has been engaged in the forestry industry and is a partner in LandTree LLC. He resides in Mantachie in Itawamba County. In 2018 Boyd was among several representatives who were in opposition to introducing a state lottery in Mississippi. He is a member of the state's task force on education.

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1954 births Living people Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives People from Russellville, Alabama People from Itawamba County, Mississippi Itawamba Community College alumni Mississippi State University alumni 21st-century American politicians {{Mississippi-politician-stub