Effie Lee Boggess (née Narigon; December 27, 1927 – May 18, 2021) was an American politician in the state of

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

. Boggess was born in

Adams County, Iowa Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 3,704, making it Iowa's least-populous county. Its county seat is Corning. History Adams County was established by the state legi ...

. She attended

Simpson College Simpson College is a Private college, private United Methodist Church, Methodist college in Indianola, Iowa. It is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and enrolled 1,151 students in ...

and was a farmer. A Republican, she served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005 (87th district from 1995 to 2003 and 97th district from 2003 to 2005).

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