Allen Boyd

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Allen Boyd was sworn into office on January 7, 1997, as a Democratic member of the 105th Congress representing Florida's 2nd Congressional District. The District spans 16 counties, from South Walton County, through Tallahassee, almost reaching Jacksonville, making up the largest geographic Congressional district in the state. This area of North Florida is distinctly rural yet surprisingly diverse. The regional economy is as reliant on small fishing villages and rural farming operations as it is the higher education and state government communities of Tallahassee.

Congressman Boyd is a leader of Congress' Blue Dog Coalition, a group of 38 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. The Blue Dogs have been called upon to lead the House to a comprehensive fiscal policy anchored in federal debt reduction for America and tax relief for all citizens. Boyd was instrumental in the successful efforts by Congress to reach the historic 1997 Balanced Budget Agreement. He has been a leader of the coalition since his election to Congress in 1996. During his first term, Boyd led the charge to reform our federal campaign finance laws by serving as a member of the Freshman Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Task Force. The hard work of Boyd and his colleagues finally came to fruition in March of 2002 when President Bush signed sweeping reform of the campaign finance system, the result of several years of bipartisan cooperation. (From http://www.boydforcongress.com/getinformed/biography.cfm)

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