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.

In July of 2021 a park in downtown Boise was constructed and named in her honor due to her work in creating the Idaho Black History Museum. The name was selected through a public engagement process and was unanimously approved by the city council.

Elections + District 19 House Seat A - Part of Ada CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2010 Primary 2,15878.4%56420.5%291.1%2010 General 10,19668.4%4,71631.6% + District 19 Senate - Part of Ada CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2012 Primary 2,873100%2012 General 15,77870.0%6,75530.0%2014 Primary 2,795100%2014 General 13,24074.0%4,65926.0%2016 Primary 2,923100.0%2016 General 19,679100%