As a freshman state legislator of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1972, he was an influential member of a group referred to as "The Young Turks.
"[1] The small group of liberal representatives, outraged over Richard Nixon's presidency and the stern administration of then-Governor Wendell Ford, would gather over martinis in Boone's Frankfort hotel room to discuss the day's legislative sessions.
Boone became counsel to the new Legislative Board of Ethics, created by the 1972 Kentucky General Assembly, initially taking the job without pay.
He resided at his family's home "Halcyon," also known as the John Gray House, a transitional Federal and Greek Revival mansion in downtown Elkton.
In his will, he left over a million dollars to the Milliken Memorial Community House and the Todd County Public Library.