Eddie Cheatham

Eddie L. Cheatham[2] (born March 14, 1947 in Magnolia, Arkansas)[3] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate representing District 26 since January 14, 2013. Cheatham served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2007 until January 2013 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 9 seat.

Eddie Cheatham
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 26th[1] district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byPercy Malone
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 9th district
In office
January 2007 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byJohnnie Bolin
Succeeded bySheilla Lampkin
Personal details
Born (1947-03-14) March 14, 1947
Magnolia, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCrossett, Arkansas

Elections
  • 2012 With Senate District 26 Senator Percy Malone retired and left the seat open, Cheatham placed first in the three-way May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary with 4,157 votes (36.3%); former Representative Johnnie Bolin placed third.[4] Cheatham won the June 22 runoff election with 4,033 votes (54.1%),[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,479 votes (50.6%) against Republican nominee Mike Akin.[6]
  • 2006 Initially in House District 9, when Representative Johnnie Bolin left the Legislature and left the seat open, Cheatham won the 2006 Democratic Primary and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election.
  • 2008 Cheatham was unopposed for both the May 20, 2008 Democratic Primary and the November 4, 2008 General election.
  • 2010 Cheatham was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election.
gollark: Other way round isn't it?
gollark: And you are interpreting it by dropping bits like the mixed fabric thing.
gollark: And? Other religions did. And nonreligion thought. They disagree on stuff.
gollark: How's that not subjective now you're going around *interpreting* it?
gollark: And I could procedurally generate a moral system in a bunch of different ways.

References
  1. "Senator Eddie Cheatham (D)". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas General Assembly. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. "Eddie Cheatham's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. 91st Arkansas General Assembly Legislative Directory
  4. "Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  5. "Arkansas State General Primary 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  6. "Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
Preceded by
Percy Malone		 Arkansas Senate
District 26

Eddie Cheatham
January 14, 2013–

Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Johnnie Bolin		 Arkansas House
District 9

Eddie Cheatham
January 2007–January 14, 2013

Succeeded by
Sheilla Lampkin


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