Nancy Boyda
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Categories: 110th Congress | Kansas Democrats
Nancy Boyda | |
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U.S. Representative – KS-02 | |
Party | Democratic |
Assumed office January 4, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jim Ryun |
Committees | |
Born | August 2, 1955 |
Spouse | Steve Boyda |
Religion | Methodist |
Nancy Boyda, born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1955, serves the 2nd Congressional District of Kansas. Boyda, a Democrat, won the 2006 election by defeating her Republican opponent, Jim Ryun, whom she had also challenged in 2004.
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Background
Boyda graduated with honors from William Jewell College in Liberty, MO, where she received dual degrees in chemistry and education. She began her career in 1978 working as an analytical chemist and field inspector for the Environmental Protection Agency. Over the next two decades, she also held management positions in several pharmaceutical companies, including Marion Laboratories.
Nancy is married to Steve Boyda, who was raised on a farm in Marshall County, is a former Marshall County attorney, and a Marine Corps veteran. Nancy is the mother of two children and five stepchildren, and a member of Countryside United Methodist Church in Topeka.
2006 Election cycle
- Nancy E. Boyda (D): 111,759 51%
- Jim R. Ryun (R): 104,128 47%
- Roger D. Tucker (Reform): 4,980 2%
Committees
- Member, House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, House Committee on Armed Services
Contact
TOPEKA, KS OFFICE
510 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 234-8111
Fax: (785) 234-9111
WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE
1711 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6601
Fax: (202) 225-7986
PITTSBURG, KS OFFICE
701 N. Broadway, Suite A
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: (620) 231-3011
Fax: (620) 231-4011
GovTrack link
External links
- Rep. Nancy Boyda's House website bio page
- BOYDA, Nancy, (1955 - ) from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
- Rep. Nancy Boyda On the Issues
- OpenSecrets.org: Rep. Nancy Boyda
- OpenCongress.org: Rep. Nancy Boyda
- Progressive Punch: Rep. Nancy Boyda
- Project Vote Smart: Interest Group Ratings of Rep. Nancy Boyda
- Washington Post Votes Database: Rep. Nancy Boyda
- Boyda Bloc: The Pro-Nancy Boyda Blog
Related areas
Congress: KS-Sen, KS-01, KS-02, KS-03, KS-04
State: KS-Gov, Kansas Senate, Kansas House, Kansas elections, 2008
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