Legislative bio

Barbara E. Buckley

Office: Assembly District 8 including the central southwestern part of Las Vegas west of Valley View

Party: Democrat

Legislative assignments: speaker of the Assembly, member of Commerce and Labor and Ways and Means committees

Office: 1104

Legislative phone: (775) 684-8537

Home phone: (702) 222-9901

Address: 5442 Holbrook Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89103-2439

E-mail: bbuckley@asm.state.nv.us

Legislative service: elected Assembly 1995-2008

Occupation: lawyer, executive director Clark Legal Services

Born: Nov. 23, 1960

Education: Juris doctorate, University of Arizona, summa cum laude

Hobbies/special interests: hiking, reading, traveling

Personal and professional achievements: U.S. Army 63rd Regional Support Command for support of the Nevada Military Assistance Project 2004, access to Justice Award State Bar of Nevada 2000, Outstanding Contribution in Shaping Health Care Policy 1999, Southern Nevada Women's Political Caucus Award, founder of Southern Nevada Affordable Housing Committee, Outstanding Female Law Graduate University of Arizona 1989, Consumer Advocate of the Year Award 1998 by Nevada Trial lawyers Association, Public Lawyer of the Year Award State Bar of Nevada 1999