Kasina Douglass-Boone Explained

Kasina Douglass-Boone
State Assembly:Nevada
District:17th
Term Start:July 7, 2020
Term End:November 4, 2020
Predecessor:Tyrone Thompson
Successor:Clara Thomas
Birth Place:Las Vegas, Nevada
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Western High School
Community College of Southern Nevada
Ashford University

Kasina Diane Douglass-Boone[1] (born 1974) is a former member of the Nevada Assembly.

Early life and education

Douglass-Boone was born in 1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Douglass-Boone graduated from Western High School. Douglass-Boone earned a A.A. from the Community College of Southern Nevada and a B.S. from Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa.[2]

Career

Douglass-Boone has worked for the Clark County School District for more than 20 years. She has worked in a number of different capacities for the district, including as a social worker. On June 9, 2020, Douglass-Boone ran unsuccessfully in the primary for the Clark County Board of Trustees seat representing District B. On July 7, 2020, Douglass-Boone was appointed by the Clark County Commission to fill the vacancy in the Nevada Assembly left by Tyrone Thompson's death.[3] She was the only one who applied to fill the vacancy.[4] She represented the 17th district of the state assembly until November 4, 2020.[5]

In 2022, Douglass-Boone supported a ballot initiative proposed by a culinary union seeking to cap rent payments in North Las Vegas, citing her own experiences with high rent.[6]

Personal life

Kasina is married to Anthony Boone III.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kasina Diane Douglass-Boone. . January 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Assemblywoman Kasina Douglass-Boone. . January 13, 2021.
  3. Web site: New Nevada assemblywoman appointed to seat of late Tyrone Thompson. . January 13, 2021.
  4. Web site: Kasina Douglass-Boone to get Assembly appointment. . January 13, 2021.
  5. Web site: Kasina Douglass-Boone. . January 13, 2021.
  6. Web site: Mueller. Tabitha. Sauvageau. Carly. Report: Rising home prices lock out more than a quarter of Nevada workforce. The Nevada Independent. June 12, 2022. July 15, 2022.