- Lynette Boggs
Lynette Boggs is a Republican politician in Clark County,
Nevada . She went by the name of Lynette Boggs McDonald for most of her political career and dropped McDonald following a divorce.Political history
Boggs was appointed to a fill a vacant seat on the
Las Vegas City Council June 28 ,1999 . cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Lynette Boggs McDonald Sworn In To Commission |url= http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=1801358 |work= |publisher=KVBC-TV |date= 2004-04-20 |accessdate=2007-07-04 ] She was elected in "the Ward 2 primary election, receiving 70 percent of the vote". [cite web |url=http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/newsletters/sand_q/04_spring/PersonalNote.html |title= Meet Your New Commissioner-Lynette Boggs McDonald |accessdate=2007-07-04 |format= |work= ] Under Nevada election law, a person can be elected to a position in aprimary election , without the need to run in ageneral election if certain conditions are meet.Boggs was a Republican candidate for the US Congress in 2002, running against
Shelley Berkley in Nevada's First Congressional District. She lost, had she won she would have been the only Republican African-American Female in the House.On
April 20 ,2004 , Boggs joined the Clark County Commission. She was appointed to the position by Governor Kenny Guinn to fill the seat for District F previous held by Mark James.Boggs was investigated by the
Nevada Ethics Commission in 2005 for a complaint alleging that "she tried to use her political influence to save her husband's government job". [ cite news |first= George |last=Knapp |authorlink= George Knapp (journalist) |coauthors= |title= Ethics Complaint Against Boggs McDonald Moves Forward |url= http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=3913149&nav=menu102_2_1_1 |work=www.lasvegasnow.com |publisher=KLAS-TV |date= 2005-09-29 |accessdate=2007-07-04 ]On
June 5 ,2007 Boggs was the subject of an arrest warrant over charges that she committed fourfelonies related to her reelection bid in 2006. [ cite news |first= Mark |last= Sayre |authorlink= Mark Sayre |coauthors= |title= Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Commissioner Boggs-McDonald |url= http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6610804 |work=www.lasvegasnow.com |publisher=KLAS-TV |date= 2007-06-05 |accessdate=2007-07-04 ]In 2008, 2 of the felony charges have been dropped.
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