He ran for a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives in 2012 , but lost to Democrat Steve Hodges by 66 to 34 % . On September 5 , 2013 Boyd announced that he would again seek to be elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from the 149th district in 2014 . He was defeated in the August 2014 Republican primary by Don Rone , who won the seat in the November general election . On August 28 , 2012 , Boyd performed Lee Greenwood 's " God Bless the U.S.A. " at the Republican National Convention in Tampa , Florida
Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
Neal E. Boyd