America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.

S. Boyd is a fifth-generation farmer from Monticello Florida and is the majority owner of Boyd Family Farms Inc. However Boyd was handily reelected with 66 percent of the vote in 2002 against another underfunded Republican.

He currently works for a lobbying firm the Twenty-First Century Group. He is a member of the Democratic Party.