Barbara Buckley
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Barbara Buckley | |
|---|---|
 Buckley in 2009 | |
| Speaker of the Nevada Assembly | |
| In office 2007 – February 7, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Perkins |
| Succeeded by | John Oceguera |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 8th district | |
| In office 1995 – February 7, 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Jason Frierson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1960 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Chan Kendrick[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University 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 1995 to 2011, first being elected in 1994.[3] She served as Assembly Speaker from 2007 to 2011, the first woman in Nevada history to serve as Speaker. She also served as Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the Assembly from 1997 to 1999,[3] before serving as Majority Leader of the Assembly from 2001 to 2007,[4] the first woman in Nevada history to serve as Majority Leader.[5] Recently enacted term limits prevented Buckley from seeking re-election in the 2010 elections.[6] She currently serves as executive director of Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and as the executive director of Clark County Legal Services[7] in Las Vegas, Nevada, first rising to the position in 1996.[5] Before she became executive director, Buckley's career with Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada began as a staff attorney in 1989.[5] She was speculated as a candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2010 but she chose not to run.[8] She considered running in 2014 but again declined to do so, saying that "I am not getting back into the political world".[9][10]
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.[11]
Buckley is married to Chan Kendrick and together they have two children named Aiden and Ford.[12]
Legislative biographies on Buckley note some of her interests/hobbies as family, reading, hiking, and traveling.[3][13]