Cherie Buckner-Webb
Member of the Idaho Senate
from District 19
In office
December 1, 2012  December 1, 2020
Preceded byNicole LeFavour
Succeeded byMelissa Wintrow
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from District 19 Seat A
In office
December 1, 2010  December 1, 2012
Preceded byAnne Pasley-Stuart
Succeeded byMat Erpelding
Personal details
Born (1951-10-20) October 20, 1951
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materGeorge Fox University
Northwest Nazarene University
WebsiteCampaign website

Cherie Buckner-Webb (born October 29, 1951)[1] is a Democratic politician from Boise, Idaho. In 2010 Buckner-Webb was elected to a single term in the Idaho House of Representatives representing the north Boise-based District 19.[2] In 2012 Buckner-Webb won the district's Idaho Senate seat, succeeding the retiring Nicole LeFavour.[3] She is Idaho's first elected African-American state legislator, and its first African-American woman legislator.

Upon taking office in the Idaho Senate Buckner-Webb was elected Democratic caucus chair, and she later served as assistant minority leader.[4][5]

Buckner-Webb did not seek re-election in 2020.[6] Buckner-Webb instead ran for College of Western Idaho Zone 5 Trustee and won unopposed.[7]

Early life and career

Buckner-Webb earned her bachelor's degree from George Fox University and her master's degree in social work from Northwest Nazarene University. Buckner-Webb made state history when she won the November 2, 2010 general election with 10,196 votes (68.4%) against Jim Morland,[8] becoming Idaho's first elected African American state legislator, and its first African American woman legislator.[9]

Elections

District 19 House Seat A - Part of Ada County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2010 Primary[10] Cherie Buckner-Webb 2,158 78.4% David Cadwell 564 20.5% Dallas Gudgell 29 1.1%
2010 General[11] Cherie Buckner-Webb 10,196 68.4% Jim Morland 4,716 31.6%
District 19 Senate - Part of Ada County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2012 Primary[12] Cherie Buckner-Webb 2,873 100%
2012 General[13] Cherie Buckner-Webb 15,778 70.0% Paul O'Leary 6,755 30.0%
2014 Primary[14] Cherie Buckner-Webb (incumbent) 2,795 100%
2014 General[15] Cherie Buckner-Webb (incumbent) 13,240 74.0% Tony Snesko 4,659 26.0%
2016 Primary[16] Cherie Buckner-Webb (incumbent) 2,923 100.0%
2016 General[17] Cherie Buckner-Webb (incumbent) 19,679 100%

References

  1. "House Membership: Cherie Buckner-Webb". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  2. "Representative Cherie Buckner-Webb's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  3. 2012 - General Election Statewide Totals Archived 2012-11-26 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 8 November 2012)
  4. "Idaho House Republicans oust Speaker Denney in a rare coup for a tradition-bound body" Idaho Statesman, December 6, 2012 (accessed 6 December 2012).
  5. "Senate Leadership – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  6. "Boise Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb will not run for re-election". ktvb.com. Retrieved Jan 23, 2021.
  7. "ADA COUNTY, IDAHO November 2020 General 11/03/2020" (PDF). adacounty.id.gov. Ada County Clerk's Office. 3 November 2020. p. 15. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2010 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  9. Madsen, Roger B. (January 15, 2011). "Roger B. Madsen Remarks: Martin Luther King Day Ceremonies". Idaho Department of Labor. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  10. Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  11. Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  12. Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  13. Ysursa, Ben. "November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  14. Ysursa, Ben. "May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  15. Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  16. Denney, Lawerence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  17. Denney, Lawerence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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