Jeff Webster

James Jefferson "Jeff" Webster III (born 1966) is an American competitive checkers player and Democratic official. He was the National Youth Checkers Champion in 1981 and the World Youth Checkers Champion in 1982. In January 2024, Webster was appointed as Chair of the Democratic Party of Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Early life and family Jeff Webster was born in 1966 to James Jefferson Webster II, a business owner, and Mary Elizabeth Comer Webster, who served as Vice Chair of the Rockingham County Democratic Party. He is a grandson of James Jefferson Webster, who served as county commissioner of Rockingham County. Webster is the nephew of checkers champion John Ray Webster and a distant cousin of mathematician Ione Grogan.

In January 2024, Webster was appointed as the Chair of the Rockingham County Democratic Party.

Checkers Webster began playing checkers at his grandfather's general store when he was 14 years old, being taught largely by his uncle. He won the United States youth national checkers championship in Texas in 1980. In 2019 Webster was ranked 47th in the nation and 103rd in the world.

Music Webster began playing piano when he was 14 years old. He was formerly a member of the bands Outta Time and Disaster Recovery Band. He was also the keyboardist for The Impacts, a rock and beach music band based in Madison, North Carolina.

Webster served as a member of the 2019–2020 Advisory Grassroots Panel for the Rockingham County Arts Council.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Webster's bands disbanded. His cousin, Beth Webster Mitchell, was killed in the tornado.

Webster married Annie Herger Manning in 2008. In 2009 he underwent a quadruple bypass at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital.