{{short description|American politician from Idaho}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Don Cheatham |image = |state_senate = Idaho |district = 3rd |term_start = December 1, 2018 |term_end = December 1, 2020 |predecessor = Bob Nonini |successor = Peter Riggs |office1 = Member of the Idaho House of Representatives<br />from District 3 Seat B |term_start1 = December 1, 2014 |term_end1 = December 1, 2018 |predecessor1 = Frank Henderson |successor1 = Tony Wisniewski |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = |children = |alma_mater = |occupation = Politician |website = {{URL|http://www.donforidaho.com/}} |branch = United States Air Force |service_years = |rank = }}

'''Don Cheatham''' is a Republican Idaho state senator representing District 3 since 2018. He previously served as the Idaho state representative from 2014-2018 representing District 3 in the B seat.

==Education and career== Cheatham has B.S. in criminal justice and a limited lifetime teaching credential. Cheatham is retired from the United States Department of Homeland Security where he served as a DHS Protective Security Advisor. In 2006, he was promoted to the regional director for the Southwestern U.S. His team of Security Advisors was dispersed throughout the region and was responsible for working with stakeholders to enhance the security of our nation's critical infrastructure and key resources.

He has also worked in the private sector for Bank of America in Corporate Security and was later promoted to Vice President and Regional Manager, where he worked in the Protective Services Division. In this capacity he has experience drafting multimillion-dollar budgets and addressing the security vulnerabilities for several states.

Cheatham also served nearly 25 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, including assignments in SWAT, as a detective supervisor in Organized Crime, Internal Affairs, Gangs, political corruption cases and the Anti-Terrorism Division where he was a member of the Los Angeles Task Force on Terrorism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kootenaigop.org/news/don-cheatham-representative-district-3|title=Don Cheatham - Representative, District 3 {{!}} Kootenai County Republican Central Committee|website=www.kootenaigop.org|access-date=2017-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.donforidaho.com/about.html|title=Don Cheatham Representative District Kootenai County Idaho|website=Don Cheatham State Representative|language=en|access-date=2017-04-06|archive-date=2016-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713021513/http://www.donforidaho.com/about.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Idaho House of Representatives== ===Committee assignments=== 2017 Session

Judiciary, Rules, & Administration

Local Government

State Affairs

==Idaho Senate== Cheatham was elected to the Idaho Senate in 2018, representing the 3rd district. He sits on the Judiciary & Rules and Local Government & Taxation committees.

==Elections== '''2020''' Cheatham announced he would not seek reelection to the District 3 State Senate seat.

'''2018'''

Cheatham was unopposed in the Republican primary for the District 3 State Senate seat,<ref>{{cite web |title=May 15, 2018 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2018/Primary/legislative_totals.html |website=sos.idaho.gov |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref> and defeated Democrat Patrick Lippert in the general election with 72.2% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=November 6, 2018 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2018/General/legislative_totals.html |website=sos.idaho.gov |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref>

'''2016'''

Cheatham won the Republican primary against Peter Riggs with 50.87% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html |website=sos.idaho.gov |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref>

Cheatham was unopposed in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html|title=May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals|author=Denney, Lawerence|publisher=Secretary of State of Idaho|location=Boise, Idaho|accessdate=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092827/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''2014'''

Cheatham won the Republican primary against Jeff Ward and Greg Gfeller with 41.6% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=May 20, 2014 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html |website=sos.idaho.gov |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref>

Cheatham was unopposed in the general election.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |title= November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |accessdate= May 20, 2016 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093000/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |archivedate= December 20, 2016 }}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2016/id3129/ Don Cheatham] at the Idaho Legislature *[http://www.donforidaho.com/ Campaign site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711071916/http://www.donforidaho.com/ |date=2017-07-11 }}

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