Staff Report

Nicole Akins Boyd, Republican, of Oxford,  has announced her candidacy for State Senate in District 9 that serves Lafayette and Panola Counties after Senator Gray Tollison announced he is not seeking re-election for the seat.

Boyd, an attorney and mother, was a Special Assistant Attorney General in the nineties, and prosecuted and advocated for children and family issues with the Mississippi Attorney General’s office.

She is a mother of a child with special needs, has worked and advocated at almost every level of government on education and disability reform. Boyd has served and led numerous state educational, autism, and early childhood boards and task forces, and volunteers time assisting the families of children with special needs on educational, vocational, and insurance issues.

“With my legal education and experiences for the past 20-plus years, I am uniquely qualified to serve our communities in the Legislature and prepared to continue to fight for our children and families while building a stronger Mississippi,” she said.

A native of Oxford,  she is a graduate of Oxford High School, Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi Law School. She is married to Dr. Daniel Boyd, a physician and small business owner.  They have two children.

She is the daughter of the late Lafayette County Extension Home Economist Joyce Akins and former educator and state representative for Lafayette County Noal Akins.