Buffy Wicks

Buffy Wicks is a California State Assemblymember representing the 14th Assembly District, which includes parts of the East Bay including Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, and surrounding areas.34 She was first elected to the State Assembly in 2018 and re-elected in 2020 and 2022.35

Key points about Buffy Wicks:

• She currently serves as Chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee.4
• Prior to her political career, she was a political strategist and community organizer, working on Barack Obama's presidential campaigns and in the White House.13
• Wicks focuses on issues such as housing, homelessness, expanding social safety nets, consumer protections, and championing the rights of women and working families.45
• She was born in Foresthill, California in 1977 and grew up in a working-class family.23
• Wicks holds a B.A. in political science and history from the University of Washington.3
• She lives in Oakland with her husband Peter and their two daughters, Jojo and Elly.45

Wicks is known for her grassroots organizing experience and has been credited as one of the architects of President Obama's grassroots organizing model.13 Her work in the Assembly has included efforts to increase housing construction in California to address the state's housing crisis.3