Jolynn Boster | |
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Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 94th district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – April 24, 1989 | |
Preceded by | Claire Ball |
Succeeded by | Mary Abel |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Jolynn Boster (born March 21,1951) is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. [1] She was the second woman ever elected to serve Gallia County in the Ohio General Assembly. [2] From 1978 to 1980 she was an assistant Gallipolis city solicitor and she then served four consecutive terms as a state representative. During her service,she continued to work at the law firm Cowles &Boster C.,LPA. [3]
Boster received both her Bachelor of Science (1973) and Juris Doctor (1976) from Ohio State University. [4]
In 1983,she received the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club Woman of the Year award;Boster was also the recipient of the Ohio Association of County Boards of MR/DD Legislator of the Year and the Leadership Award from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. [5]