Bobo served one term as Howard County Executive from 1986 to 1990. She was Howard County's first and only female executive. In 1987, Bobo partnered with developer
Kingdon Gould III to form a business outreach program.
Charles I. Ecker defeated Bobo's bid for reelection as county executive in 1990. In 1993, Bobo married former planning board member and councilperson Lloyd G. Knowles. In 1994, Bobo was elected to the
Maryland House of Delegates. She served four terms there, representing District 12B in
Howard County. As a member of the House of Delegates, Bobo voted in favor of increasing the sales tax whilst simultaneously reducing income tax rates for some income brackets in the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2). She voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6). She served on the Environmental Matters Committee, and was noted for distinguishing herself as an advocate for protection of the natural environment. She served as one of the state's ten electors pledged to Obama in the
general election, and cast her vote for him along with the other nine on December 15. In 2012, Bobo announced her decision not to seek reelection in 2014. ==References==