Boyle served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 6th District, representing Scarborough, Westbrook and his residence of Gorham from 2012 to 2014.
[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.
[4] In 2014, Representative Amy Volk (R-Scarborough) defeated Boyle by a margin of approximately 900 votes in the November 2014 general election.