Barbara Buffaloe Explained

Barbara Buffaloe
Office:	Mayor of Columbia, Missouri
Predecessor:	Brian Treece
Birth Date:	2 November 1980
Spouse:	Luke Buffaloe^[1]
Residence:	Columbia, Missouri
Website:	(government) (campaign)
Term Start:	April 18, 2022
Education:	University of Missouri^[2]

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barbara Buffaloe: Candidate for Mayor of Columbia. CoMo magazine. Como staff. December 30, 2022. April 20, 2022.
2. Web site: Barbara Buffaloe: Urban Sustainability Directors Network ; City of Columbia. Washington University in St. Louis. April 22, 2022.
3. News: New mayor, council member to be sworn in Monday. Muckerman. Brooke. Columbia Missourian. April 16, 2022. April 22, 2022.
4. News: Buffaloe leaving role as city sustainability manager. Moscovitch. Jacob. Columbia Missourian. April 28, 2021. April 20, 2022.
5. News: With Barbara Buffaloe as mayor, women outnumber men on Columbia City Council for first time. Tronstad. Lauren. Columbia Daily Tribune. April 11, 2022. March 31, 2024.
6. https://shesaidproject.com
7. https://www.usmayors.org/the-conference/committees-and-task-forces/ U.S. Conference of Mayors Committees and Task Forces