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F. Allen Boyd Jr., a Democrat, has represented the 2nd District of Florida in the U. S. House of Representatives since 1997.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 2006 elections 2.1.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Boyd voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Boyd was born on June 6, 1945 in Valdosta, Georgia, was educated at Florida State University, served in the United States Army in Viet Nam, and was a farmer and a member of the Florida House of Representatives before entering the House.

Congressman Boyd is a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition, "a group of 35 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives who advocate fiscal responsibility in the Federal budgeting process. They are centrist legislators working to build consensus between the two parties in Congress to find workable solutions for the most pressing budget issues.... Boyd was instrumental in the successful efforts by Congress to reach the historic 1997 balanced budget agreement."[1]

Boyd believes that "in order to grow the economy and achieve long-term stability, government must act as a catalyst, not an obstacle, for empowering companies to grow and thrive in a changing world market. He believes that government should provide an economic model for businesses to follow in order to stimulate growth. That central belief has earned him endorsements over the years from the United States Chamber of Commerce and the fiscal watchdog group, the Concord Coalition."[2]

2006 elections

No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Boyd’s seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [3]

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Florida superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Allen Boyd, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Harris Corp	$ 14,000
American Farm Bureau	$ 12,400
General Dynamics	$ 10,500
Applied Research Assoc	$ 10,023
American Bankers Assn	$ 10,000
American College of Radiology	$ 10,000
American Crystal Sugar	$ 10,000
American Trucking Assns	$ 10,000
Blue Dog PAC	$ 10,000
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	$ 10,000
EDO Corp	$ 10,000
FPL Group	$ 10,000
Honeywell International	$ 10,000
Koch Industries	$ 10,000
KPMG International	$ 10,000
Lockheed Martin	$ 10,000
National Assn of Home Builders	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$ 10,000
National Restaurant Assn	$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union	$ 10,000
Radiance Technologies	$ 10,000
Southern Co	$ 10,000
United Parcel Service	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Allen Boyd from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Allen Boyd from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Allen Boyd from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Allen Boyd from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Financial Services
• House Committee on Budget

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs
• House Committee on Budget

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Congressional Rural Caucus- co-chair
• Blue Dog Coalition- leader

More Background Data

• Background information on Allen Boyd from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Allen Boyd from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Allen Boyd from the Washington Post database

• Information on Allen Boyd from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Allen Boyd. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
1227 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5235 Fax: 202-225-5615 Webform email
District offices
30 West Government Street, Suite 203, Panama City, FL 32401 Ph: 850-785-0812 Fax: (none entered) 1650 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 103, Tallahassee, FL 32317 Ph: 850-561-3979 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

• Official website
• Campaign website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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111th Congress
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110th Congress
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Congressional Career
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District Offices:
30 West Government Street, Suite 203, Panama City, FL 32401 Phone: 850-785-0812 / Fax: 850-763-3764 1650 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 103, Tallahassee, FL 32317 Phone: 850-561-3979 / Fax: 850-681-2902
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Latitude: 30°9′15.365″N
Longitude: 85°39′48.157″W Latitude: 30°29′4.218″N
Longitude: 84°9′8.896″W