Kristin Boggs Explained

Kristin Boggs
Office:Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
Status:Acting
Term Start:January 1, 2022
Term End:January 26, 2022
Predecessor:Emilia Sykes
Successor:Allison Russo
State House1:Ohio
District1:18th
Term Start1:January 26, 2016
Term End1:January 1, 2023
Predecessor1:Michael Stinziano
Birth Place:Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
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

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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Race begins for filling open 18th House District seat . Columbus Dispatch . 2015-11-20 . 2016-01-27 .
  2. News: Kristin S. Boggs picked for 18th House District vacancy . Columbus Dispatch . 2015-12-28 . 2016-01-27 .
  3. News: Why John Kasich isn't feeling the Bern: Ohio Politics Roundup . Plain Dealer . 2016-01-27 . 2016-01-27 .
  4. News: Super-PAC backing John Kasich compares Donald Trump to a hippo-crit . Columbus Dispatch . 2015-12-14 . 2016-01-27 .
  5. News: 18th House District draws more attention . Columbus Dispatch . 2015-11-20 . 2016-01-27 .
  6. News: All five open Columbus City Council seats go to Democrats . Columbus Dispatch . 2015-11-04 . 2016-01-27 .
  7. News: DeWine assistant to take Stinziano's seat in Ohio House . 614 Now . 2015-12-29 . 2016-01-27 .