Barbara Buckley
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Barbara Buckley
The former Assembly speaker on working as a maid, why she pursued a career in politics and why she loves helping others
September 29th, 2011
After putting herself though college at UNLV and law school at the University of Arizona, Barbara Buckley became executive director of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, where she’s been assisting the poor since 1989. Looking to make an even bigger difference, Buckley ran for the state Assembly in 1994 and won, the first of eight electoral victories. She rose to speaker in 2007, serving in that capacity until 2009, when term limits forced her to give up her seat. Once thought to be a candidate for governor, Buckley instead bowed out of political life, turning her focus back to the Legal Aid Center. Read more »
