Bogardus in 1984 was appointed by the County Board of Commissioners to a new jail citizens committee to make recommendations.
In 1996, she won an election as a State Representative serving until term limits forced her out in 2002.
[4] Bogardus sues the County Board of Commissioner after they cut the Register's Office budget for 2009-2010 claiming this causes low staffing that makes it hard to "meet my statutory obligations" and using money from a Register of Deed technology fund to fund operations.
[7] In July 2010, the County Board voted for the clerk and register of deeds offices to merger on January 1, 2013.
While previously indicating she would retire after a term as the Register, she was interest in the combined Clerk/Register position.