Barbara Buffaloe
Barbara Buffaloe | |
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| Mayor of Columbia, Missouri | |
| Assumed office April 18, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Treece |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1980 |
| Spouse | Luke Buffaloe[1] |
| Residence | Columbia, Missouri |
| Education | University of Missouri[2] |
| Website | www.como.gov (government) buffaloeformayor |
Barbara Buffaloe (born November 2, 1980) is an American politician. She is serving her first term as the Mayor of Columbia, Missouri and chair of the Columbia City Council.[3]
Career
[edit]Buffaloe won the 2022 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election with 43 percent of the vote. Before becoming Mayor she served as the city sustainability manager for eleven years.[4] She is the second female Mayor, and with her election women outnumber men on the city council for the first time in history.[5]
Buffaloe and former mayor Mary Anne McCollum shared the stage at the Missouri Theatre in the inaugural That's What She Said Columbia event held on April 15, 2023.[6] She is currently the chair of the Environment Committee of the United States Conference of Mayors.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Como staff (December 30, 2022). "Barbara Buffaloe: Candidate for Mayor of Columbia". CoMo magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "Barbara Buffaloe: Urban Sustainability Directors Network ; City of Columbia". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Muckerman, Brooke (April 16, 2022). "New mayor, council member to be sworn in Monday". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Moscovitch, Jacob (April 28, 2021). "Buffaloe leaving role as city sustainability manager". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Tronstad, Lauren (April 11, 2022). "With Barbara Buffaloe as mayor, women outnumber men on Columbia City Council for first time". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ https://shesaidproject.com
- ^ https://www.usmayors.org/the-conference/committees-and-task-forces/ U.S. Conference of Mayors Committees and Task Forces