Carl Boyanton

Boyanton was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Mississippi Free Press reports that he was raised across Mississippi and grew up in the Pearl River County public schools. He earned a high school diploma from Bay High School.[1][6] He has worked as a warehouse laborer and founded Farmer Fresh Produce, LLC, a business he started in the Gulf South; he is a Mississippi Gulf Coast resident.[1][6]

Boyanton ran in the Republican primary for the 4th District in 2020, losing to incumbent Steven Palazzo, and again in 2022, when he received 6.2% of the vote. He ran for the seat once more in 2024 and lost the primary.[1] According to his campaign materials, he supports term limits of twelve years in each chamber of Congress. He told the Mississippi Free Press that one of his key positions is addressing fraud, waste and abuse in government, and that he opposes what he calls two-party corruption.[1][2][6] During the campaign, he said he was running on term limits, reduced government spending, and ending party-line voting.[1][2] Boyanton received 3.1% of the vote to Mike Ezell's 61.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]