Career
Prior to holding political office, Boyce was the executive director of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes college access for high school students. He was also the executive director of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus from 1997 to 1999. He managed Charleta B. Tavares' unsuccessful campaign for Ohio Secretary of State 1998. He was Chief of Staff for the minority caucus of the Ohio House of Representatives from January 1999 to September 2000.
On September 11, 2000, he was appointed to the Columbus, Ohio City Council. He was elected to one of three open Council seats in the November 6, 2001 election and won another four-year Council term on November 8, 2005. On the Council, Boyce ultimately served as President Pro Tem and Chairman of the Finance and Zoning Committees.
On December 23, 2008, Democratic Governor Ted Strickland announced Boyce's appointment as Ohio State Treasurer, to replace Richard Cordray, who left office in November 2008 to become Ohio Attorney General. On January 8, 2009 Boyce was sworn into office, becoming the first African-American Democrat to hold a statewide, non-judicial office in Ohio. Boyce ran for the Treasurer's position for the first time during the 2010 midterm elections against Republican challenger Josh Mandel. Boyce lost the election with 40.2% of the vote.
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