Karl W. Boyes (March 1, 1936 – May 11, 2003) was a Republican member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

Biography

He was a 1959 graduate of Edinboro State College and attended classes at

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and

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. He was first elected to represent the 3rd legislative district in the

in 1980, a position he held until his death on May 11, 2003. He was also a Millcreek Township Supervisor from 1966 until his being elected to the Pennsylvania House in 1980. The Karl Boyes Multipurpose Trail is a 13.5-mile bike loop through

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. The $100,000 Karl Boyes Northwestern Pa. Memorial Stakes race at

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is held each year in honor of the former house of representative.

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* official PA House profile (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyes, Karl 2003 deaths Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1936 births 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly