State Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, has been named as the next President of the Florida Senate. Senate President Ben Albritton issued a memorandum on Friday that scheduled a GOP caucus meeting to ...

Senate Republicans formally voted for state Sen. Jim Boyd to lead the chamber after the 2026 elections during an Oct. 14 ceremony in the Capitol. Boyd, 68, lives in Bradenton and owns an insurance and ...

TALLAHASSEE --- Jim Boyd, a veteran lawmaker who heads an insurance and investment firm in Bradenton, was formally selected Tuesday by Senate Republicans to become the next Senate president. Boyd, who ...

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Florida state Sen. Jim Boyd was formally chosen by Senate Republicans to lead the chamber after the 2026 elections. Boyd, a Bradenton native with deep family roots in state politics, owns an insurance ...

Florida State Senator Jim Boyd, a Republican from Bradenton, has been named the next President of the Florida Senate. A GOP caucus meeting is scheduled for October 14 to formally confirm Boyd's ...