Brandy Fluker Oakley
Brandy Fluker Oakley | |
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.jpg) Fluker Oakley in 2020 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 12th Suffolk district | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Cullinane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1983 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Syracuse University (BA) Emory University (JD) |
Brandy Fluker Oakley (born August 13, 1983) is an American politician serving as the U.S. State Representative for Massachusetts's 12th Suffolk State House district since 2021.[1] Her district includes part of Milton in Norfolk County, Hyde Park, Mattapan,[2] and part of Boston in Suffolk County. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Fluker Oakley is the only child of Rev. Brenda A. Fluker, Esq. and the middle child of Joseph G. Oakley.[1] She was born and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Boston Latin School.[1]
Fluker Oakley attended Syracuse University, where she obtained bachelor's degrees in both social work and policy studies.[2] She taught-third grade, as a member of the Baltimore Teachers’ Union before attending law school at Emory University.[2] Fluker Oakley became a public defender with the Committee for Public Counsel Services in the Boston Municipal and Chelsea District Courts.
Political career
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Fluker Oakley won the Democratic Party's primary election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th District on September 1, 2020.[2] She ran unopposed in the general election on November 3, 2020. She replaced Democrat Dan Cullinane, who represented the 12th Suffolk district for seven years.[3] She is a member of the women's caucus and the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.[1]
Committees
[edit]- Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion
- Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
- Joint Committee on Revenue
- Joint Committee on the Judiciary
- Joint Committee on Transportation[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Meet Brandy | 12th Suffolk | Brandy Fluker Oakley | Massachusetts". Brandy.
- ^ a b c d "Brandy Fluker Oakley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Dan Cullinane". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley". Malegislature.gov. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
Sources
[edit]- https://www.electbrandy.com/meet-brandy
- https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/BFO1/Bills
- https://www.baystatebanner.com/2020/09/02/brandi-fluker-oakley-wins-12th-suffolk-primary/
- https://apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/graphics/2021/02/nr-apps-black-history-month/
- https://www.dotnews.com/2021/committee-assignments-allotted-dot-delegation
- 1983 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- African-American state legislators in Massachusetts
- Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Public defenders
- Women state legislators in Massachusetts
- 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court