DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Buffy Wicks

California State Assemblymember, District 14 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 14Born 1977

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 21; 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.5%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +57.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · chair
Housing Construction Innovation Select · chair
CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select
Downtown Recovery Select
Housing Finance and Affordability Select
Housing and Community Development
Natural Resources
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Select Committee on Regulatory Authority

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 30 sponsored · 21 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 1156 Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.
WilliamsonActcontracts · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2713 California AI Transparency Act: system provenance data.
CaliforniaAITransparencyAct · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1815 Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.
Factory-builthousing · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1976 Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Streetsandhighways · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2597 Claims against the state: appropriation.
Claimsagainstthestate · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Wicks sits in the California State Assembly

Wicks is closer to the center than 64% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Diane Papan, Patrick Ahrens, Lori Wilson

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Wicks’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Wicks’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Wicks	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 1, 2026	SB 886: California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 62–7
Sep 1, 2026	SB 133: Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 66–9
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1246: Autonomous vehicles.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 65–11
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.	No	Yes	No	Failed 24–33
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1301: Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 63–11

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Wicks was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 15 California State Assembly, District 14

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California State Assembly, District 14	Won	D+57.7	D+74.4	−16.7
2024	California State Assembly, District 14	Won	D+37.0	D+74.4	−37.4
2022	California State Assembly, District 14	Won	D+76.8	D+79.8	−3.0
2020	California State Assembly, District 15	Won	D+69.5	—	—
2018	California State Assembly, District 15	Won	D+7.3	—	—