Education
She graduated from Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School in 1987 and from Columbia College in 1991. She is currently pursuing both an Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor.
She graduated from Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School in 1987 and from Columbia College in 1991. She is currently pursuing both an Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor.
She represented a portion of North Saint Louis in the Missouri House of Representatives. She is a Democrat
Boykins is a Saint Louis native. Boykins was elected State Representative in 1998 in a closely contested Democratic primary election and was elected without opposition in the general election.
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 Saint Louis Alderman Kenny Jones, and political science professor Jeff Smith.