Kasina Douglass-Boone

Kasina Douglass-Boone
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 17th district
In office
July 7, 2020 – November 4, 2020
Preceded byTyrone Thompson
Succeeded byClara Thomas
Personal details
Born1974 (age 50–51)
PartyDemocratic
Alma materWestern 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.[3] 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.[4] She was the only one who applied to fill the vacancy.[3] 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]

References

  1. ^ "Kasina Diane Douglass-Boone". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Assemblywoman Kasina Douglass-Boone". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Kasina Douglass-Boone to get Assembly appointment". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "New Nevada assemblywoman appointed to seat of late Tyrone Thompson". WWMT. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kasina Douglass-Boone". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.