15th district (2018–2022) 14th district (2022–present)
Personal details
Born
Buffy Jo Christina Wicks
(1977-08-10) August 10, 1977 (age 46) Foresthill, California, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Peter Ambler
Children
2
Education
University of Washington (BA) Jaume I University
Buffy Jo Christina Wicks (born August 10, 1977) is an American politician who serves in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, she represents the 14th Assembly District, which includes the cities of Berkeley, Piedmont, Richmond, San Pablo, and El Cerrito in the East Bay.
Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, she was an American political strategist who is credited as one of the architects of President Barack Obama's grassroots organizing model.[1] She also served on the senior staff of Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, and as Deputy Director at the White House Office of Public Engagement.[2][3]
Wicks was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2018 after beating Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles, a fellow Democrat.[4] During her tenure in the California State Assembly, Wicks has spearheaded legislative efforts to enable to greater housing construction in California to alleviate the California housing crisis.[5] According to CalMatters, Wicks "is about as reliable a pro-housing legislator as one can find in the Legislature."[6]
Wicks is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus.[7]
^McKenna, Elizabeth; Han, Hahrie; Bird, Jeremy (January 5, 2015). Groundbreakers: How Obama's 2.2 Million Volunteers Transformed Campaigning in America (1 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199394609.
^Newton-Small, Jay. "Democrats Salivate—and Shudder—at the Prospect of Trump". Time. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
^"Clinton faces challenge in Iowa caucus reminiscent of 2008". poconorecord.com. Associated Press. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
^Gammon, Robert. "Updated: Buffy Wicks Defeats Jovanka Beckles in AD 15 | East Bay Express". East Bay Express. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
^Gardiner, Dustin; Korte, Lara; Govindarao, Sejal (August 17, 2023). "A sea change for housing". POLITICO.
^Christopher, Ben (November 22, 2023). "Speaker Rivas shuffles the leadership deck and YIMBYs win". CalMatters.
^"Legislative Progressive Caucus". assembly.ca.gov. California State Assembly. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
Buffy Jo Christina Wicks (born August 10, 1977) is an American politician who serves in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, she represents the 14th...
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