Name: Will Boyd
Age: 45
Residence: Florence
Political races run: Greenville, Illinois, City Council, 2009; U.S. Senate, Illinois, 2010; 5th Congressional District, Alabama, 2016.
Political offices held: Greenville, Illinois, City Council, 2009-2011; chairman, Lauderdale County Democratic Executive Committee, 2017; committee coordinator, Lauderdale County Democratic Executive Committee, 2016-17.
Professional experience: Engineering student assistant, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 1991-94; manager-in-training, A.O. Smith Water Products Co., 1995-99; production manager, Fedders Corp., 1999-2002; quality manager and manufacturing engineer, International Filter Manufacturing Corp., 2002-04; dean of student success and adjunct assistant professor of management, Greenville College, 2004-10; chancellor, St. James the Elder Theological Seminary, 2013-16; pastor, St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, Florence, 2013-present; chief servant and presiding bishop, Zion Ministries, 2001-present.
Education: Bachelor of science in engineering, University of South Carolina, 1994; doctor of philosophy in religion, Christian Bible College, 2003; master of business administration, Regis University, 2003; doctor of philosophy in organization and management, Capella University, 2007; doctor of science in Christian counseling, St. James the Elder Theological Seminary, 2012; doctor of philosophy in Christian clinical psychology, Dayspring University, 2013; doctor of Christian clinical psychology, St. James the Elder Theological seminary, 2015.
Civic experience: Omega Psi Fraternity, member; Morning Star Lodge No. 50, member; Health Care Authority of Lauderdale County and city of Florence, board of directors.
Main issues: Proposes American Job Creation and Preservation Act to support modernization of nation’s infrastructure, simplify and reduce regulations on small businesses, and raise minimum wage to $15 by 2018; American Student Access and Empowerment Act to ensure states spend more on public education than private schools, and to reduce recidivism by providing higher education to inmates in transitional programs; America Cares Act to make healthcare affordable, improve quality of healthcare coverage and extend the life of the Medicare Trust Fund.
Campaign web site: http://willboydforcongress.com
Top Contributors: Total contributions: $6,684. $4,095: Will Boyd. $730: Patricia Boyd. $500: Curtis J. Turner, Athens.