Kristin Boggs

Kristin Boggs
Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byLisa Sadler
Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
Acting
In office
January 1, 2022 – January 26, 2022
Preceded byEmilia Sykes
Succeeded byAllison Russo
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
January 26, 2016 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byMichael Stinziano
Succeeded byDarnell Brewer
Personal details
BornAshtabula, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAdam Ward
RelativesRoss Boggs (uncle)
Education

Kristin S. Boggs is an American politician and judge. A member of the Democratic Party, She served as the state representative for the 18th District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2016 to 2023. 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.

In 2023, she began serving as a judge on the 10th district of the Ohio Court of Appeals.[1]

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.[2] She attended Kent State University before joining the Americorps.[3]

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.[4] She focused on a number of issues, including predatory lending and fair wages for workers.[5]

She is a resident of the Italian Village in Columbus.[6]

Ohio House of Representatives

In 2015, Representative Michael Stinziano won election to the Columbus City Council and resigned from his seat.[7] 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.[8]

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.

Ohio Court of Appeals

In 2022, Boggs was elected as a judge on the 10th district of the Ohio Court of Appeals.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Behrens, Cole (November 9, 2022). "Democrats win all four seats up for grabs on 10th District (Franklin County) Court of Appeals". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Race begins for filling open 18th House District seat". The Columbus Dispatch. November 20, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Kristin S. Boggs picked for 18th House District vacancy". The Columbus Dispatch. December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Why John Kasich isn't feeling the Bern: Ohio Politics Roundup". Plain Dealer. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Super-PAC backing John Kasich compares Donald Trump to a hippo-crit". The Columbus Dispatch. December 14, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "18th House District draws more attention". The Columbus Dispatch. November 20, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "All five open Columbus City Council seats go to Democrats". The Columbus Dispatch. November 4, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "DeWine assistant to take Stinziano's seat in Ohio House". 614 Now. December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 18th district
2016–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
Acting
2022 		Succeeded by