LaKeySha Amr Frazier-Bosley (born January 5, 1993) is a Democratic member of the Missouri General Assembly representing the State's 79th House district.

Career

Frazier-Bosley won the election on November 6, 2018, from the platform of

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. She secured ninety percent of the vote while her closest rival

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Dan Elder secured ten percent. She was also elected secretary of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus.

Personal life

Her brother,

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, was the first African-American

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Electoral history

References

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