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Let’s be honest, OK? Wunderkind Kevin Boyce was pushed up the ladder a little too far. Let us turn to the source of all truth on the interweb, Wikipedia:
In 1998 he was Charleta B. Tavares’ campaign manager in her unsuccessful bid for Ohio Secretary of State. He was also Chief of Staff for the minority caucus of the Ohio House of Representatives from January 1999 to September 2000.[5][6] On September 11, 2000 he was appointed to the city council after Ransier resigned. He ran for a position in the council for one of three open seats; he successfully gained the seat on November 6, 2001. He ran again for council on November 8, 2005 to serve another four-year term.[6]
Boyce served as the council’s President Pro Tem and Chairman of the Finance and Zoning Committees in early January 2009.[7] In December 2008 it was announced that Governor Ted Strickland had appointed Boyce as Ohio State Treasurer to replace Richard Cordray, who was elected to the vacant Ohio Attorney General post.[1] He was sworn into office on January 8, 2009.[4] Boyce ran for his position for the first time during the 2010 midterm elections against Republican challenger Josh Mandel. Boyce lost the election with 40.2 percent of the vote.[8]
A few terms on city council and he is suddenly ready to be a state wide office holder? Um, no. I don’t think anyone was surprised at his loss this past November, GOP wave or not.
Well, it appears Mr. Boyce is seeking to return to his old stomping grounds:
If Kevin L. Boyce is appointed to the Columbus City Council next month, he’ll immediately have more experience in the job than any of the other council members.
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Yesterday, Boyce was nearly the last of 49 people to file an application for one of two open City Council seats. But his name was one of the first that Democrats had mentioned on election night as a potential replacement for Councilwoman Charleta B. Tavares, who won a seat in the state Senate that night.
This actually makes a lot of sense. Columbus City Council prefers not to deal with that messy thing called democracy and voters seem uninterested – or unable – to change the culture of the council. So Boyce can return and avoid the awkwardness he felt November 2.
