Buffy Wicks

Buffy Wicks is the California State Assemblymember for District 14, representing all or parts of Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Piedmont, El Cerrito, Albany, San Pablo, and Hercules, and is running for re-election in 2026. She chairs the Assembly Appropriations Committee and previously chaired the Assembly Housing Committee for two years. A longtime organizer, she worked for President Barack Obama for six years, and she holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Washington.