Cherie Buckner-Webb Explained
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
Year!| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|
| 2010 Primary[10] | | | align="right" | 2,158 | | 78.4% | | | align="right" | 564 | | 20.5% | | | align="right" | 29 | | 1.1% |
| 2010 General[11] | | | align="right" | 10,196 | | 68.4% | | | align="right" | 4,716 | | 31.6% | | | | |
Year!| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|
| 2012 Primary[12] | | | align="right" | 2,873 | | 100% | | | |
| 2012 General[13] | | | align="right" | 15,778 | | 70.0% | | | align="right" | 6,755 | | 30.0% |
| 2014 Primary[14] | | | align="right" | 2,795 | | 100% | | | |
| 2014 General[15] | | | align="right" | 13,240 | | 74.0% | | | align="right" | 4,659 | | 26.0% |
| 2016 Primary[16] | | | align="right" | 2,923 | | 100.0% | | | |
| 2016 General[17] | | | align="right" | 19,679 | | 100% | | | | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: House Membership: Cherie Buckner-Webb . . . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126051133/http://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=1177 . January 26, 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Representative Cherie Buckner-Webb's Biography . . July 6, 2012.
- http://sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/ENR/statewide_total.html 2012 - General Election Statewide Totals
- http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/12/06/2371190/shake-up-at-the-statehouse.html "Idaho House Republicans oust Speaker Denney in a rare coup for a tradition-bound body"
- Web site: Senate Leadership – Idaho State Legislature. en-US. 2019-06-20.
- Web site: Boise Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb will not run for re-election. ktvb.com. Jan 23, 2021.
- Web site: ADA COUNTY, IDAHO November 2020 General 11/03/2020 . adacounty.id.gov . Ada County Clerk's Office . 11 December 2021 . 15 . 3 November 2020.
- Web site: November 2, 2010 General Election Results . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . July 6, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501063900/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_leg.htm . May 1, 2012 .
- Web site: Roger B. Madsen Remarks: Martin Luther King Day Ceremonies . Madsen, Roger B. . January 15, 2011 . Idaho Department of Labor . July 6, 2012.
- Web site: May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . . . . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120522002826/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/RESULTS/2010/Primary/tot_leg.htm . May 22, 2012 .
- Web site: November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501063900/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_leg.htm . May 1, 2012 .
- Web site: May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119193944/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm . November 19, 2012 .
- Web site: November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160615195017/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm . June 15, 2016 .
- Web site: May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141108053333/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html . November 8, 2014 .
- Web site: November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093000/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/General/legislative_totals.html . December 20, 2016 .
- Web site: May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092827/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html . December 20, 2016 .
- Web site: Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Denney, Lawerence . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221144543/http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/legislative_totals.html . December 21, 2016 .
