Kristin Boggs News

Ohio House Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) today issued a statement following a meeting of the House Rules and Reference Committee, which held a second hearing on a resolution to expel former Republican Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford). Householder testified in person before committee members Tuesday. 

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) today announced that St. Charles Preparatory School specialty license plates will be available at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles beginning on June 1, 2021. 

COLUMBUS —State Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) today gave sponsor testimony before the Ohio House Civil Justice Committee on House Bill (HB) 199, legislation to prevent victims of rape or assault from being denied full compensation of their damages awarded by a jury. 

Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) today issued the following statement on the House passage of House Bill 110, the state’s two-year budget. House Democrats largely opposed the bill, saying it was a missed opportunity to invest in everyday Ohioans still struggling amid the health and economic crisis.

State Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) today gave sponsor testimony before the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee on House Bill (HB) 166, the Reagan Tokes Act, which addresses criminal sentencing and corrections. 

Ohio House Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) issued a statement Tuesday welcoming President Joe Biden to her district in Columbus. President Biden will visit The Ohio State University’s James Cancer Center to mark the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and to tout the recently-passed American Rescue Plan, which will benefit working people, small businesses and Ohio communities amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Assistant Minority Leader Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) and Rep. Kent Smith (D-Euclid), the top Democrat on the House Public Utilities Committee, issued statements Wednesday on the passage of House Bill (HB) 128, legislation to repeal parts of HB 6 from the 133rd General Assembly (GA). 

COLUMBUS– State Reps. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) and Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Twp.) this week reintroduced the Reagan Tokes Act which modifies the corrections law, including reentry and GPS monitoring. This legislation was named for the Ohio State University student, Reagan Tokes, who was kidnapped, raped, and killed in 2017 by a recently paroled man who was not being closely monitored by his parole officer or his GPS tracker.

State Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) announced Monday that over $6.8 million in state funds were approved by the Controlling Board for increasing access to library resources at the Ohio State University. The funds will be used to purchase OhioLINK sole source electronic journals and citations, which assist students and staff with research, discovery, education and teaching.