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Rick Cheatum

Rick Cheatum

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State Representative

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Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Representative
State
Idaho
Jurisdiction
28A
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2022 - Present

Born in western Kansas, raised on a farm, and moved to Idaho in 1977; B.S. in broadcast journalism from the University of Kansas; employed in radio, automobile sales, and credit unions; retired in 2017 and decided to serve the community by seeking elective office; elected to the Pocatello City Council in 2017, re-elected in 2021, and served as Council President in 2022 and 2023; council liaison assignments included the Pocatello Airport Commission, Bannock Transportation Planning Organization, Pocatello Development Authority, Historic Downtown Pocatello, Senior Activity Center, and Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency; served as a regional director of the Association of Idaho Cities; Bannock County GOP precinct committeeman and past treasurer for the Bannock County GOP; past president of Portneuf Valley Partners; past president of the Chamber Chiefs; former Idaho Central Credit Union board member and board chair; Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year; Idaho State University College of Education Volunteer of the Year; twice received the Award of Merit from the Region 5 supervisor for Idaho Fish and Game and served as member and chair of the Region 5…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Fiscal Responsibility
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay
Energy
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay
Uncategorized votes
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

3/4 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 3 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Rick Cheatum holds the office of State Representative
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • Voted no on S 1435: APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – Relates to the maintenance appropriations to the Department of Health and Welfare and the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2027.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-30source
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  • Voted yes on H 737: NATURAL RESOURCES – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to merge the Office of Species Conservation and the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-26source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on H 577: TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to provide that license plates do not automatically expire after 10 years and may continue to be used while still legible.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-16source
    Verified
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