Florida Banking August 2022

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

2022 FBA LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

BY ANTHONY DIMARCO, FBA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

T he FBA honors Senator Jim Boyd as our 2022 Florida Bankers Association Legislator of the Year! He joins previous winners such as Senator Garrett Richter, Senate President Wilton Simpson, Senators Kathleen Passidomo and Doug Broxson, Speaker Will Weatherford, and Representatives Wyman Duggan, Cyndi Stevenson, and Clay Yarborough as a winner of this prestigious award. Senator Boyd is being honored for his assistance on several FBA priorities, including bills dealing with property insurance, bank regulations, LIBOR, and other important issues. He continues to have an open door and actively seeks out FBA legislative advocates to learn more about our positions on significant issues affecting the banking industry. Finally, he votes to help Florida’s banking industry. The FBA thanks Senator Jim Boyd for his work with the FBA during the 2022 Session and previous Sessions. Meet Our Legislator of the Year Senator Jim Boyd was born in Bradenton, Fla. He graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from Manatee Community College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1993-95 and is also a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. Senator Boyd is CEO of Boyd Insurance and Investment Services. He also served on the Board of Directors of First America Bank. Senator Boyd was elected to the Palmetto City Council in 1989 and also served as Vice-Mayor and Mayor. He then was elected to the Florida House in 2010, where he has quickly risen up the ranks to be

Jim Boyd

Chair of the House Commerce and Ways & Means Committees. He also served as Deputy Majority Leader and Majority Whip. He was elected to the Florida Senate in 2020 and is Chairman of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee. Senator Boyd is married to Sandy Boyd and has two adult children and grandchildren. Congratulations to Senator Jim Boyd, our 2022 FBA Legislator of the Year!

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