Buffy Wicks
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- California State Assemblymember, District 14 (since 2022; represented District 15 from 2018 to 2022)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember
- Lives in
- Oakland
Background
- Earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Washington (1999). source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Served as deputy director of the White House Office of Public Engagement (2009-2010) and as executive director of Priorities USA Action (2014-2015). source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Founded Rise Strategies, LLC (2012) and was California campaign director for Common Sense Media (2016-2018). source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Represented Assembly District 15 from 2018 to 2022 and has represented District 14 since 2022. source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- Address the housing crisis, including affordable homes and tenant protections (2018 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
- Increase funding for public education, including K-12 and teacher shortages (2018 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
- Health care for all (2018 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
- Strengthen the social safety net for children and families to reduce poverty (2018 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
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