James Boyle (Maine politician)

Jim Boyle
Jim Boyle
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 7, 2022
Preceded by	Bruce A. White
Constituency	109th district
	In office; January 18, 2022 – December 7, 2022
Preceded by	Kyle Bailey
Succeeded by	Gary Drinkwater
Constituency	27th district
Member of the Maine Senate; from the 6th district
	In office; December 5, 2012 – December 3, 2014
Preceded by	Phil Bartlett
Succeeded by	Amy Volk
Personal details
Born	August 19, 1958 (age 66)
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Maine (BS)
Profession	Businessperson, politician

James Allen Boyle (born August 19, 1958) is an American businessperson and politician from Maine. Boyle served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 6th District, representing Scarborough, Westbrook and his residence of Gorham from 2012 to 2014. Boyle was a candidate in the January 2022 special election for Maine House District 27, which he won.^[1] He ran for Governor of Maine in the 2018 election but dropped out before the Democratic primary.^[2] He owns Boyle Associates Environmental Consultants and Avant Dance & Event Center.^[3]

Boyle, who ran as a privately funded candidate, defeated State Representative Tim Driscoll in the Democratic Primary for the District 6 Senate seat. The seat had been held by Phil Bartlett, who was unable to run for re-election due to term limits. In the general election, he beat Ruth Summers, wife of Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers.^[4]

In 2014, Representative Amy Volk (R-Scarborough) defeated Boyle by a margin of approximately 900 votes in the November 2014 general election. The Volk-Boyle race was one of the state's most watched contests. Over $330,000 was spent by outside groups in the race. Boyle lost despite approximately two-thirds of the outside spending seeking to benefit Boyle.^[5]

He earned a B.S. in forest management from the University of Maine in 1981.^[3]