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since 2021, representing Hillsborough County's 21st district, which contains the town of Merrimack. A member of the Republican Party, Boyd ran in an April 2021 special election to succeed Dick Hinch, who died of

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in December 2020. Boyd defeated the Democratic nominee, former state representative Wendy E.N. Thomas, by a margin of 2,531 votes to 2,144. Boyd's campaign was assisted by

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, a former

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, and

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, a

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. Boyd previously served on the Merrimack Town Council and the New Hampshire Drinking and Groundwater Advisory Commission.

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Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives People from Merrimack, New Hampshire 21st-century American politicians Year of birth uncertain 1960s births Living people {{NewHampshire-politician-stub