About Jim
A Manatee County native, Jim Boyd was born at Manatee Memorial Hospital and grew up in Palmetto. At Palmetto High Jim was president of his sophomore class and elected Student Council President his senior year. A graduate of Manatee Community College, Jim earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 1978.
After his graduation from Florida State University in 1978, Jim joined Boyd Insurance & Investment Services. Since that time he has held various positions within the firm, and is presently the Chief Executive Officer and co-owner. Jim achieved the Accredited Advisor of Insurance (AAI) in 1988, and has actively continued his education by seminar and workshop attendance. He holds Property & Casualty, Life & Health Insurance Licenses as well as, the Surplus Lines Brokers License. Jim is also a Licensed Real Estate Broker and is President of, The Boyd Group, a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage firm.
Boyd’s community commitments are numerous. They include the Bradenton Downtown Development Authority, the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, the Manatee Memorial Hospital Board of Governors, the American Red Cross, Library Foundation and Palmetto Rotary Club. He served as a volunteer firefighter/EMT and a fire commissioner for the North River Fire District. He has worked on issues critical to the safety and wellbeing of the area. From 1989-1993 Jim served as Palmetto City Councilman, Vice-Mayor and Mayor.
He and wife Sandy have been married 25 years. Their children, daughter Ansley and son Austin, are students at Florida State. The Boyds are members of the First Baptist Church of Palmetto.
When elected to serve District 68 in Tallahassee, Jim will continue a family tradition; his uncle, Wilbur Boyd, served in the Florida House and Senate in the 1960s and 1970s, and his grandfather, Hugh E. Boyd, served in the House in the 1940s.
