[1] Boykin was elected in 2014 to represent the 1st district on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

[2] On the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Boykin opposed the controversial "soda tax".

[3] Boykin came into conflict with the County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on this matter.

[5] In 2020, Boykin unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Boykin unsuccessfully challenged President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Toni Preckwinkle in that office's 2022 Democratic Party primary.