Kasina Douglass-Boone | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 17th district | |
In office July 7, 2020 – November 4, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Tyrone Thompson |
Succeeded by | Clara Thomas |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Las Vegas, Nevada |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Western High School Community College of Southern Nevada Ashford University |
Kasina Diane Douglass-Boone (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.
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. She was the only one who applied to fill the vacancy. She represented the 17th district of the state assembly until November 4, 2020.
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.
Personal life
Kasina is married to Anthony Boone III.
References
- "Kasina Diane Douglass-Boone". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Assemblywoman Kasina Douglass-Boone". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Kasina Douglass-Boone to get Assembly appointment". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- "New Nevada assemblywoman appointed to seat of late Tyrone Thompson". WWMT. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- "Kasina Douglass-Boone". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- Mueller, Tabitha; Sauvageau, Carly (June 12, 2022). "Report: Rising home prices lock out more than a quarter of Nevada workforce". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- Living people
- 1974 births
- African-American state legislators in Nevada
- College of Southern Nevada alumni
- Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly
- Politicians from Las Vegas
- Women state legislators in Nevada
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature