Cherie Buckner-Webb
# Cherie Buckner-Webb

Cherie Buckner-Webb (born October 29, 1951) 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. In 2012 Buckner-Webb won the district's Idaho Senate seat, succeeding the retiring Nicole LeFavour. 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.

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

## 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, becoming Idaho's first elected African American state legislator, and its first African American woman legislator.

## Elections

District 19 House Seat A - Part of Ada County :

| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 Primary | Cherie Buckner-Webb | 2,158 | 78.4% | David Cadwell | 564 | 20.5% | Dallas Gudgell | 29 | 1.1% |
| 2010 General | 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 | Cherie Buckner-Webb | 2,873 | 100% | | | |
| 2012 General | Cherie Buckner-Webb | 15,778 | 70.0% | Paul O'Leary | 6,755 | 30.0% |
| 2014 Primary | Cherie Buckner-Webb (incumbent) | 2,795 | 100% | | | |
| 2014 General | Cherie Buckner-Webb (incumbent) | 13,240 | 74.0% | Tony Snesko | 4,659 | 26.0% |
| 2016 Primary | Cherie Buckner-Webb (incumbent) | 2,923 | 100.0% | | | |
| 2016 General | Cherie Buckner-Webb (incumbent) | 19,679 | 100% | | | |
