Website Campaign website Preceded by Anne Pasley-Stuart Name Cherie Buckner-Webb | Role Politician | |
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Alma mater George Fox UniversityNorthwest Nazarene University | ||
Cherie buckner webb the first black state representative in idaho
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.
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- Cherie buckner webb the first black state representative in idaho
- Reps brian cronin and cherie buckner webb urge civility
- Early life and career
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Upon taking office in the Idaho Senate Buckner-Webb was elected Democratic caucus chair.
Reps brian cronin and cherie buckner webb urge civility
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, however, 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.