Barbara Buffaloe

Barbara Buffaloe (born November 2, 1980) is an American politician who is the Mayor of Columbia, Missouri, currently serving her first term in office. As Mayor she is chair of the Columbia City Council. She won the 2022 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election with 43 percent of the vote. Before becoming Mayor she was the city sustainability manager for eleven years. She is the second female Mayor, and with her election women outnumber men on the city council for the first time.