20 Facts About Buffy Wicks

Buffy Jo Christina Wicks was born on August 10,1977 and is an American politician who serves in the California State Assembly.

Buffy Wicks 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.

Buffy Wicks is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus.

Buffy Wicks has worked in the labor movement, on women's issues, and as a children's rights advocate.

Buffy Wicks's started her political career in the early 2000s in the San Francisco Bay Area by organizing rallies against the Iraq War.

Buffy Wicks then worked on the unsuccessful 2004 presidential campaign of Howard Dean.

Buffy Wicks ran various state operations during the primaries and general election, including in California, Texas and Missouri.

Buffy Wicks was then tapped by President Obama to serve in the Executive Office of the President as the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.

Buffy Wicks was responsible for mobilizing voters in demographic groups including African American, Latino, women, and the youth.

From 2014 to 2015, Buffy Wicks transitioned the super PAC Priorities USA Action into a pro-Hillary Clinton vehicle and served as its executive director.

In 2016, Buffy Wicks was named the California State director by Clinton's presidential campaign in advance of the June 7 primary.

Buffy Wicks previously worked as the political director of "Wake Up Wal-Mart", a United Food and Commercial Worker-funded movement.

Buffy Wicks was a fellow at Institute of Politics and Public Policy at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress focusing on public policies affecting women and families.

Buffy Wicks has published opinion editorials for Time, Politico, and the Daily Beast on current political events.

Buffy Wicks gives regular speeches in the United States and abroad on organizing, leadership, women's issues, and the state of American politics.

In 2017, Buffy Wicks declared herself a candidate for the 2018 California State Assembly election, running for the 15th district.

Buffy Wicks was the author for several pieces of housing legislation including AB 2011.

Buffy Wicks sponsored a bill that would require all workers in California to be vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccines.

Anti-abortion commentators generated controversy when Buffy Wicks introduced AB 2223, a bill intended to protect women from criminal prosecutions for experiencing a miscarriage or inducing an abortion.

In 2025, Buffy Wicks sponsored legislation to exempt most urban housing developments from the California Environmental Quality Act.