Don Cheatham

Don Cheatham is a Republican Idaho State Representative since 2014 representing District 3 in the B seat.

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.

Committee Assignments

2017 Session

Judiciary, Rules, & Administration

Local Government

State Affairs

2014

Cheatham won the Republican primary against Jeff Ward and Greg Gfeller with 41.6% of the vote.

Cheatham was unopposed in the general election.

2016

Cheatham won the Republican primary against Peter Riggs with 50.87% of the vote.

Cheatham was unopposed in the general election.