Nicole Akins Boyd is a Republican state senator representing District 9 in the Mississippi State Senate, which includes most of Lafayette County and part of Panola County. She assumed office on January 7, 2020, after winning the 2019 general election with 58.2% of the vote against Democrat Kevin Frye. Notable achievements include chairing the bipartisan Senate Study Group on Women, Children, and Families , receiving the Mississippi Thrive! Champion for Children Award and Health Care Leadership Award from Community Health Centers , and holding leadership roles such as Chairman of the Universities and Colleges Committee and Vice-Chairman of Medicaid.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: B.S. from Mississippi State University; J.D. from University of Mississippi Law School.
• Professional Background: Attorney; Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Mississippi; Instructor in Paralegal Studies at Jackson State University; businesswoman, teacher, and volunteer.
• Political Roles and Committees : Member of Education, Finance, Housing, Insurance, Judiciary Division A, Legislative Budget, Technology, Tourism, Business and Financial Institutions, County Affairs, and Drug Policy Committees; Vice Chair of Universities and Colleges and former Vice Chair of Insurance; Chairman of Universities and Colleges.
• Other Positions: Vice Chair, Mississippi Autism Advisory Board and Task Force; Member, Mississippi Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood and Mississippi Special Education Advisory Committee; Member, Licensure Board for Mississippi Applied Behavior Analysis; Board Member, Oxford Boys and Girls Club.
• Personal: Resides in Oxford, MS; married to Daniel Boyd with two children ; Baptist.