Cherie Buckner-Webb
Cherie Buckner-Webb | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Nicole LeFavour |
| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 19A district | |
| In office December 2010 – December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Pasley-Stuart |
| Succeeded by | Mat Erpelding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 20, 1951 Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | George Fox University Northwest Nazarene University |
| Website | Campaign 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.[4]
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.
Elections
- 2012 Unopposed for the May 15, 2012, Democratic primary, Buckner-Webb won with 2,473 votes. She faced Republican challenger Paul Nelson O'Leary in the November 6, 2012, general election,[5] defeating him by a 70-30 margin.[3]
- 2010 When three-term Democratic Representative Anne Pasley-Stuart left the seat open, Buckner-Webb won the three-way 25 May, 2010, Democratic primary with 2,158 votes (78.4%) against David Cadwell and J. Dallas Gudgell.[6] Buckner-Webb made state history, however, when she won the November 2, 2010, general election with 10,196 votes (68.4%) against Jim Morland,[7] becoming Idaho's first elected African American state legislator, and its first African American woman legislator.[8]
References
- ^ "House Membership: Cherie Buckner-Webb". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Representative Cherie Buckner-Webb's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ a b 2012 - General Election Statewide Totals (accessed 8 November 2012)
- ^ "Idaho House Republicans oust Speaker Denney in a rare coup for a tradition-bound body" Idaho Statesman, December 6, 2012 (accessed 6 December 2012).
- ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2010 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ Madsen, Roger B. (January 15, 2011). "Roger B. Madsen Remarks: Martin Luther King Day Ceremonies". Idaho Department of Labor. Retrieved July 6, 2012.