Frederick Allen Boyd Jr. (born June 6, 1945) is an American farmer, lobbyist and politician and the former United States Representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2011.

[7] He was educated at Florida State University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

After graduating in 1969, Boyd served as an infantry officer in Vietnam with the United States Army.

In 2004, Boyd faced his first serious test in the form of state representative Bev Kilmer, but Boyd turned back this challenge fairly easily, taking 62 percent of the vote even as George W. Bush carried the district with 54 percent of the vote.

[21] Boyd is married to Jeannie Schmoe and has 3 grown children (2 sons and 1 daughter) from his previous marriage to Cissy Roush.