Barbara Buckley

Barbara Buckley
Buckley in 2009
Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
In office
2007 – February 7, 2011
Preceded byRichard Perkins
Succeeded byJohn Oceguera
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 8th district
In office
1994 – February 7, 2011
Succeeded byJason Frierson
Personal details
Born (1960-11-23) November 23, 1960 (age 64)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChan Kendrick[1]
Children2
EducationUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (BA)
University of Arizona (JD)

Barbara Buckley (born November 23, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who served as a member of the Nevada Assembly, representing Clark County District 8[2] from 1994 to 2011. She served as Assembly Speaker from 2007 to 2011, the first woman in Nevada history to serve as Speaker. She also served as Majority Leader of the Assembly from 2001 to 2007.[3] Recently enacted term limits prevented Buckley from seeking re-election in the 2010 elections.[4] She currently serves as executive director of Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and as the executive director of Clark County Legal Services[5] in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was speculated as a candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2010 but she chose not to run.[6] She considered running in 2014 but again declined to do so, saying that "I am not getting back into the political world".[7][8]

Personal life

Buckley received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1986 and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Arizona in 1989.[9]

Buckley is married to Chan Kendrick and together they have two children named Aiden and Ford.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Buckley could be next Speaker
  2. ^ "NVLeg Page Not Found". www.leg.state.nv.us. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ "Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) — Barbara Buckley". Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  4. ^ http://www.nevadanewsbureau.com/tag/barbara-buckley/
  5. ^ "Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada - Home". www.lacsn.org.
  6. ^ "Buckley passes on a run for Nevada governor - News - ReviewJournal.com". Lvrj.com. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  7. ^ Ann, Jane (2013-06-22). "Veteran Buckley likely out of politics | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  8. ^ "Buckley repeats for Reno audience: She's out of politics, giving away campaign funds | Inside Nevada Politics". Blogs.rgj.com. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  9. ^ "Barbara Buckley Biography". Women’s Research Institute of Nevadat. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Barbara E. Buckley's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 30 September 2012.