Ed Boyd

Ed Boyd, the 2006 Green Party nominee for governor, died last Monday, Aug. 11, of lung cancer. He was just shy of turning 47 years-old.

Boyd was the Green's first gubernatorial candidate, as well as the first African American to appear on a general election ballot for the office. He ran on a platform of taking state control of utility companies. He was excluded from participation in the debates.

The Clark for Congress campaign extends its deep sympathy to the family and friends of Ed Boyd, as well as to the Maryland Green Party, on the occasion of his untimely passing. Ed's historic 2006 campaign as the first African-American to be nominated as a party's candidate for governor of Maryland in a general election, as well as his extraordinary commitment to the Green Party and its principles, were inspiring and courageous.