Kristin Boggs
Kristin Boggs | |
|---|---|
| Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
Acting | |
| In office January 1, 2022 – January 26, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Emilia Sykes |
| Succeeded by | Allison Russo |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
| In office January 26, 2016 – January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Stinziano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Adam Ward |
| Relatives | Ross Boggs (uncle) |
| Education | Kent State University (BA) Cleveland State University (JD) |
Kristin S. Boggs is an American politician serving as the state representative for the 18th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Columbus including the German Village, Italian Village, Victorian Village, the Short North, Franklinton, Downtown Columbus and Ohio State University, as well as Bexley and Grandview Heights in Franklin County.
Life and career[edit]
Boggs was born in Ashtabula and raised in Jefferson, and is the daughter of Robert Boggs, a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Democratic Leader in the Ohio Senate, as well as a former Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.[1] She attended Kent State University before joining the Americorps.[2]
Following her time with the Americorps, Boggs attended the Cleveland Marshall College of Law, and subsequently worked as an Ohio Assistant Attorney General for nearly ten years.[3] She focused on a number of issues, including predatory lending and fair wages for workers.[4]
She is a resident of the Italian Village in Columbus.[5]
Ohio House of Representatives[edit]
In 2015, Representative Michael Stinziano won election to the Columbus City Council and resigned from his seat.[6] The Ohio Democratic House Caucus chose Boggs from a number of candidates to replace him, and she was appointed to finish out his term on January 26, 2016.[7]
Boggs was elected to her first term in November 2016. She defeated Republican and Green Party opponents by obtaining more than 66% of the vote.
References[edit]
- ^ "Race begins for filling open 18th House District seat". Columbus Dispatch. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "Kristin S. Boggs picked for 18th House District vacancy". Columbus Dispatch. 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "Why John Kasich isn't feeling the Bern: Ohio Politics Roundup". Plain Dealer. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "Super-PAC backing John Kasich compares Donald Trump to a hippo-crit". Columbus Dispatch. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "18th House District draws more attention". Columbus Dispatch. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "All five open Columbus City Council seats go to Democrats". Columbus Dispatch. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "DeWine assistant to take Stinziano's seat in Ohio House". 614 Now. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
External links[edit]
- Ohio State Representative Kristin Boggs official site
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- American women lawyers
- Cleveland State University College of Law alumni
- Kent State University alumni
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio lawyers
- People from Ashtabula, Ohio
- Women state legislators in Ohio