Amber Boykins
Amber "Holly" Boykins (born April 4, 1969) is an American politician. She represented a portion of North St. Louis in the Missouri House of Representatives. She is a Democrat
Boykins is a St. Louis native. She graduated from in 1987 and from Columbia College in 1991. She is currently pursuing both an MBA and a JD.
Boykins was elected State Representative in 1998 in a closely contested Democratic primary election [1] and was elected without opposition in the general election [2]. She was re-elected in 2000, 2002, and 2004.
Due to term limits Boykins was unable to seek re-election in 2006. She announced her candidacy for the 4th District State Senate seat being vacated by Pat Dougherty. Other announced candidates were fellow State Representative Yaphett El-Amin, former State Representative Derio Gambaro, former St. Louis Alderman , and political science professor Jeff Smith. The primary election was held on August 8, 2006, and was won by Jeff Smith, who was unopposed in the general election.
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