Boyd Rutherford

Boyd Rutherford
Rutherford in 2020
9th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
In office January 21, 2015 – January 18, 2023
Governor	Larry Hogan
Preceded by	Anthony Brown
Succeeded by	Aruna Miller
United States Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration
In office May 12, 2006 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Michael Harrison
Succeeded by	Pearlie Reed
Secretary of the Maryland Department of General Services
In office January 16, 2003 – June 4, 2006 Acting: January 16, 2003 – March 13, 2003
Governor	Bob Ehrlich
Preceded by	Peta N. Richkus
Succeeded by	R. Stevens Cassard Jr.
Personal details
Born	Boyd Kevin Rutherford (1957-04-01) April 1, 1957 (age 67) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Other political affiliations	Democratic (until the 1990s)
Spouse	Monica Rutherford ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	3
Residence(s)	Columbia, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Howard University (BA) University of Southern California (MA, JD)
Boyd Rutherford's voice Boyd Rutherford awards the Governor Larry Hogan Scholarship to Joshua Olexa Recorded November 21, 2017

Boyd Kevin Rutherford (born April 1, 1957) is an American politician, businessman and attorney who served as the ninth lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023.

A member of the Republican Party, Rutherford was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as Associate Administrator in the U.S. General Services Administration, serving from 2001 to 2003. He then joined the administration of Governor Bob Ehrlich, serving as the Secretary of General Services from 2003 to 2006. Rutherford served as Assistant Secretary for Administration to the United States Department of Agriculture from 2006 to 2009.^[1]