title: Betty Boyd (Colorado legislator)
text: # Betty Boyd (Colorado legislator)
  
  Betty Boyd (born September 16, 1943) is an American state legislator. She represented the 21st district in the Colorado State Senate. During her term, she chaired the Health and Human Services Committee and served for a time as the senate president pro tempore.
  
  ## Biography
  
  ### Early life and education
  
  Betty earned a baccalaureate degree in Sociology from Upsala College in New Jersey.
  
  ### Marriage and children
  
  Betty and Douglas Boyd have two adult children, Jim and Kirsten.
  
  