Brendan F. Boyle

Brendan F. Boyle

Brendan F. Boyle is an American politician from the Commonwealth (State) of Pennsylvania.

He is the Democratic Party nominee for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from District 170, which covers parts of Northeast Philadelphia and Montgomery County.

Boyle ran for the seat in 2006 against popular incumbent George Kenney, a Republican. Boyle lost by only 1,501 votes in what was one of the closest legislative races in the state. [ [http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=24#C5-170 2006 General Election - Official Returns] . Pennsylvania Dept. of State.] Boyle's campaign was managed by his brother Kevin, who is now Legislative Director for Philadelphia City Councilman Bill Greenlee.

In January 2008, Kenney announced he would not seek re-election and would retire after 24 years in office. This immediately put Boyle in the frontrunner position for the 2008 race, due to his high name recognition and fundraising advantage. [Tom Waring. " [http://www.northeasttimes.com/2008/0117/kenney.html Kenney calls it quits] ", "Northeast Times" (January 17 2008)] Despite rumored opponents on the Democratic side, none challenged Boyle for the Democratic nomination. In November 2008, Boyle will face Republican opponent Matt Taubenberger. [ Tom Waring. " [http://www.northeasttimes.com/2008/0221/list.html Clinton-Obama race highlights ballot] ", "Northeast Times" (February 21 2008)] A recent poll posted on political website PoliticsPA.com showed Boyle with a 54% to 30% lead over his opponent Taubenberger. [cite press release |title=Boyle Leading in PA’s 170th House District |publisher=Municipoll Research Solutions |date=May 28 2008 |url=http://www.politicspa.com/images/Boyle_May28_08.pdf |format=PDF]

In August 2008, Boyle was named "one of top 10 rising starts" in politics by the Philadelphia Daily News. [http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080804_Here_are_10_under_40_who_are_moving_into_position.html] Boyle's brother, Kevin, also made the Top 10 list.

Boyle has championed the creation of a statewide, merit-based scholarship program called the REACH Scholarship. State Rep. Tony Payton helped write the "REACH Scholarship", which would grant a full scholarship to any student with at least a 3.0 GPA and 90% school attendance. The scholarship is based on the current HOPE Scholarship which was founded in Georgia. Similar programs exist in South Carolina, Hawaii, New Mexico, Florida and West Virginia.

Boyle is a member of several civic and fraternal organizations, including the Fox Chase Homeowners Association, the Lawncrest Community Association, the Parkwood Civic Association, the Somerton Civic Association, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Knights of Columbus. [ Project Vote Smart [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=47357] ]

The son of an Irish immigrant, Boyle was born and raised in the city of Philadelphia. He attended parochial schools in the city before receiving an academic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame. Boyle graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in Government. Boyle later attended graduate school at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He earned a master's degree from Harvard in public policy. [ [http://www.voteboyle.com/biography.php Biography] . Boyle for State Representative.]

References

External links

* [http://www.voteboyle.com Brendan F. Boyle for State Representative]


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