Former representative of the state of Kevin Boyle – a democrat from the north -eastern Philadelphia, who lost the re -election offer among extraordinary circumstances last year, including his family publicly expressing concerns about his mental health – he gained a novel job for the city of Philadelphia.
The administration of the mayor of Cherllelle L. Parker hired Boyle to work in the office of the Managing Director as the deputy director of external matters. He will work in an agency that develops administration initiatives for people with substance utilize disorders, including through a novel recovery home in north-eastern Philadelphia.
The managing director Adam Thiel said in a statement that Boyle “will introduce an important perspective to work as part of our new biological renewal ecosystem initiative.” He earns $ 110,000 a year.
The novel work is a return to public life for a seven -time state representative. The 45-year-old Boyle lost the offer for re-election in April after several public controversies, including the explosion at the Montgomery Ferrious Bar, which was caught on the video and since then, since then, that law enforcement officials have issued law enforcement agencies.
Among the fights close to Boyle, they expressed concerns about his health, including his older brother, US representative Brendan Boyle (D., Pa.), Who told last spring that the repetition of mental health was “a nightmare for a nightmare for me and our family “.
Kevin Boyle did not answer the request for comment. Parker’s spokesman did not answer questions about his professional duties when he began or whether he would supervise employees.
In general, external affairs offices manage relations between public agencies and external groups such as non -profit organizations or other city departments. Similar item Sent by the same section last year Indicates that work focuses on “communication efforts and obtaining funds and support[s] Inter -faculty and external relations. “
Parker administration officials did not say whether the work was publicly advertised or whether Kevin Boyle submitted a CV and job application.
Philip Hensley-Robin, executive director at the Watchdog Common Cause Pennsylvania government group, said that if the city did not advertise work or requires the formal utilize of Kevin Boyle, “” it would not be “would not be a way to carry out the city recruitment process.”
“The city’s government should do everything in its power to instill trust and confidence,” he said. “And this means employing people based on the merits of … not political connections.”
The former representative of the state has been openly spoke about his mental health for years, including after arrest for harassment in 2021 for appearing in his ex -wife’s home in violation of the order to protect against him, which she submitted against him. Kevin Boyle said in a letter to voters the following year that the incident was the result of psychosis.
These allegations were abandoned and his record was removed. House leaders said at that time that they were pleased, that they were receiving treatment for “constant challenges related to mental health.”
The following year, Boyle presided over the Insurance Committee, where he worked on extending the protection of mental health and services that people can access.
Then, in February 2024, a video showed in social media showing Kevin Boyle many times screaming staff at the bar. After the explosion, the Democratic Party supported its main chapter, Sean Dougherty, who eventually defeated Boyle in the original and represents the district. Democratic leaders said that a representative of the state “seeking help” and officials canceled their access to safety in a state capitol.
In April, a week before the original elections, the police in Philadelphia mistakenly issued Kevin Boyle’s arrest order, saying that he violated PFA. A representative of the state did not turn on, and his whereabouts were unknown for several days. House leaders took steps towards expulsion.
The day before the basic office of the District Prosecutor in Philadelphia, he withdrew the order, saying that PFA did not exist against Kevin Boyle – PFA previously submitted against him was removed in 2022 – which means that the legislator could not violate such an order.
The most critical leaders of law enforcement agencies in the city did not provide a clear explanation of how the error of such a size occurred. District prosecutor Larry Krasner said at that time that he believed that investigators were acting in good faith and did not know that PFA from 2021 is inactive.
After his defeat in the basic place, Kevin Boyle returned to the State House in May and said that he feels “confirmed after so many false accusations” against him before him before the election day. He regained his safety privileges in capitol, and democratic leaders abandoned their efforts to make him.
Kevin Boyle is one of the few former selected officials who were employed by the Parker Administration, including the former judge of the Court of Movement Willie Singletary, who was convicted in 2014 for lying the FBI for repairing the ticket, and a former representative of the state of Leslie Acosta, who begged guilty In 2016, to participate in the program for embezzlement covering the Mental Health Clinic.
Parker administration spokesman Joe Grace said about Singletary and Acost: “Parker administration supports the right of every person to a second chance in society.”
Staff writers Sean Collins Walsh, Gillian McGoldrick and Julia Terruso contributed to this article.
