My Personal Story — Re-Elect Johnny Boykins, Vice Chairman, Pinellas Democratic Party

Johnny V. Boykins
6 min readDec 1, 2020
Chairwoman Barbara Scott and Vice Chairman Johnny Boykins, First Presidential Debate in Miami, Florida

To my fellow Pinellas County Democrats:

I know many of you know me as I have served as Vice Chairman of the Pinellas Democratic Party for the last two years. Many of you don’t know me and have not heard my personal story. My name is Johnny V. Boykins, and I am asking you to Re-Elect me Vice Chairman of the Pinellas Democratic Party on December 7, 2020.

I am a native son of Pinellas County, the grandson of a letter carrier and seamstress, and the son of a single mother who would ultimately become the first person in our family to go to college. I am an organizational leader and manager in the physical security field by profession. I am the Director of Operations for the State of Florida and Manager of Licensing Compliance at PalAmerican Security, securing assets and facilities around the United States.

I am a United States Coast Guard Reserves Veteran, serving seven (7) honorable years, including deploying to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and responding to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

I graduated from the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School, where…

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Johnny V. Boykins

Husband. Security Professional. Recovering Politico. Veteran. Bow Tie Aficionado. Chef. German Shepherd Dad. Slytherin.