Brandy Fluker Oakley

Brandy Fluker Oakley
Fluker Oakley in 2020
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 12th Suffolk district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Preceded byDan Cullinane
Personal details
Born (1983-08-13) August 13, 1983 (age 41)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSyracuse University (BA)
Emory University (JD)

Brandy Fluker Oakley (born August 13, 1983) is an American politician serving as the U.S. State Representative for Massachusetts's 12th Suffolk State House district since 2021.[1] Her district includes part of Milton in Norfolk County, Hyde Park, Mattapan,[2] and part of Boston in Suffolk County. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

Personal life

Fluker Oakley is the only child of Rev. Brenda A. Fluker, Esq. and the middle child of Joseph G. Oakley.[1] She was born and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Boston Latin School.[1]

Fluker Oakley attended Syracuse University, where she obtained bachelor's degrees in both social work and policy studies.[2] She taught-third grade, as a member of the Baltimore Teachers’ Union before attending law school at Emory University.[2] Fluker Oakley became a public defender with the Committee for Public Counsel Services in the Boston Municipal and Chelsea District Courts.

Political career

Fluker Oakley speaking in 2024

Fluker Oakley won the Democratic Party's primary election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th District on September 1, 2020.[2] She ran unopposed in the general election on November 3, 2020. She replaced Democrat Dan Cullinane, who represented the 12th Suffolk district for seven years.[3] She is a member of the women's caucus and the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.[1]

Committees

  • Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion
  • Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
  • Joint Committee on Revenue
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  • Joint Committee on Transportation[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Meet Brandy | 12th Suffolk | Brandy Fluker Oakley | Massachusetts". Brandy.
  2. ^ a b c d "Brandy Fluker Oakley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. ^ "Dan Cullinane". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ "Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley". Malegislature.gov. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

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