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 |
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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]
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