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| birth_date=August 9, 1966

| birth_date=August 9, 1966

| spouse=(1) Jon Loyd Cheek (divorced)<br>

| spouse=(1) Jon Loyd Cheek (divorced)<br>

(2) William Joseph "Joe" Buffington (married 2012-2021, his death)

(2) William Joseph "Joe" Buffington (married 2012–2021, his death)

| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

| occupation=[[Business]]woman  

| occupation=[[Business]]woman  

Buffington is only the second woman to hold the District 38 seat. The Democrat [[Virginia Shehee]] of Shreveport served in the slot from 1976 to 1980. She  is a daughter of former District 11 Caddo Parish Commissioner Jim Smith, also of Keithville.

Buffington is only the second woman to hold the District 38 seat. The Democrat [[Virginia Shehee]] of Shreveport served in the slot from 1976 to 1980. She  is a daughter of former District 11 Caddo Parish Commissioner Jim Smith, also of Keithville.

Buffington is divorced from Jon Loyd Cheek (born December 9, 1964) of Knoxville, [[Tennessee]], and formerly of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jon-cheek/e120648409716|title=John Cheek|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 27, 2021}}</ref> Her second husband, William Joseph "Joe" Buffington (1961-2021), was a [[Certified Public Accountant]] and the finance director for the Bossier Parish Police Jury and, earlier, the city of [[Bossier City]]. The Buffingtons resided until his death in Keithville.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=joe-buffington&pid=197580000|title=Joe Buffington obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=January 27, 2021}}</ref>

Buffington is divorced from Jon Loyd Cheek (born December 9, 1964) of Knoxville, [[Tennessee]], and formerly of Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jon-cheek/e120648409716|title=John Cheek|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 27, 2021}}</ref> Her second husband, William Joseph "Joe" Buffington (1961–2021), was a [[Certified Public Accountant]] and the finance director for the Bossier Parish Police Jury and, earlier, the city of [[Bossier City]]. The Buffingtons resided until his death in Keithville.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=joe-buffington&pid=197580000|title=Joe Buffington obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=January 27, 2021}}</ref>

In 2016, as her Senate term ended, Buffington registered as a lobbyist for Willis-Knighton Health Systems, Prados and Associates, and the Louisiana Medicaid Physician IPA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/multimedia/photos/collection_245082c2-0326-11e9-aca8-47890a211435.html#21|title=Revolving Door: 25 well-known lawmakers who became lobbyists, state workers, political influencers|author=Andrea Gallo|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=December 19, 2018|accessdate=January 27, 2021}}</ref>

In 2016, as her Senate term ended, Buffington registered as a lobbyist for Willis-Knighton Health Systems, Prados and Associates, and the Louisiana Medicaid Physician IPA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/multimedia/photos/collection_245082c2-0326-11e9-aca8-47890a211435.html#21|title=Revolving Door: 25 well-known lawmakers who became lobbyists, state workers, political influencers|author=Andrea Gallo|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=December 19, 2018|accessdate=January 27, 2021}}</ref>