Barbara Buffaloe
Mayor of Columbia, Missouri
Assumed office
April 18, 2022
Preceded byBrian Treece
Personal details
Born (1980-11-02) November 2, 1980 (age 43)
SpouseLuke Buffaloe[1]
Children2[1]
ResidenceColumbia, Missouri
EducationUniversity of Missouri[2]
Websitewww.como.gov (government)
buffaloeformayor.com (campaign)

Barbara Buffaloe (born November 2, 1980) is an American politician who is the Mayor of Columbia, Missouri, currently serving her first term in office.[3] As Mayor she is chair of the Columbia City Council. She won the 2022 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election with 43 percent of the vote. Before becoming Mayor she was 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.

Mayor 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. [5] She is currently the chair of the Environment Committee of the United States Conference of Mayors.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Como staff (December 30, 2022). "Barbara Buffaloe: Candidate for Mayor of Columbia". CoMo magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Barbara Buffaloe: Urban Sustainability Directors Network ; City of Columbia". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Muckerman, Brooke (April 16, 2022). "New mayor, council member to be sworn in Monday". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Moscovitch, Jacob (April 28, 2021). "Buffaloe leaving role as city sustainability manager". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  5. ^ https://shesaidproject.com
  6. ^ https://www.usmayors.org/the-conference/committees-and-task-forces/ U.S. Conference of Mayors Committees and Task Forces
Political offices Preceded byBrian Treece Mayor of Columbia 2022–present Incumbent
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