Dawn is from Lakeway, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She has a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She lives with her husband, Ed, and their two children in Lakeway.

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Dawn Buckingham is from Lakeway, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and has a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She lives in Lakeway with her husband, Ed, and they have two children. Previously, she was a volunteer firefighter.

Dawn is the Texas Land Commissioner. She works at the Texas General Land Office, where she has served since 2023. She previously served as a state senator in the Texas Senate, representing District 24 from 2016 to 2022. Before her time in elected office, she operated an oculoplastic surgery practice after earning her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Dawn is currently the Texas Land Commissioner at the Texas General Land Office. Before her time in elected office, she operated an oculoplastic surgery practice.

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Dawn is currently the Texas Land Commissioner at the Texas General Land Office. . She previously served as a state senator in the Texas Senate, representing District 24 from 2017 to 2023.

Supports protecting 2.5 million oil and gas jobs in Texas. 

- Supports protecting 2.5 million oil and gas jobs in Texas. 

Energy & the Environment

As land commissioner, passed a constitutional amendment permanently banning a state income tax.

As land commissioner, passed a constitutional amendment to provide funding for a statewide flood mitigation program to assist communities affected by Hurricane Harvey.

As a state senator, led a legal challenge to prevent the relocation of the Alamo Cenotaph.

Believes the greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is "voter fraud."

- As land commissioner, passed a constitutional amendment permanently banning a state income tax.
- As land commissioner, passed a constitutional amendment to provide funding for a statewide flood mitigation program to assist communities affected by Hurricane Harvey.
- As a state senator, led a legal challenge to prevent the relocation of the Alamo Cenotaph.
- Believes the greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is "voter fraud."

Public Services

Supports strong border control and claims the Biden Administration failed in their "constitutional duty" to protect the border.

Supports reduced immigration and said that the Biden Administration failed in their "constitutional duty to protect the border."

As a Facilities Commissioner, secured a property purchase on the Rio Grande to allow border wall construction to continue.

Supports border wall construction and infrastructure.

- Supports reduced immigration and said that the Biden Administration failed in their "constitutional duty to protect the border."
- Supports border wall construction and infrastructure.

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- The land commissioner is Texas’ chief land manager, running the General Land Office and overseeing many public lands and natural resources.
- They lease state lands (like coastal and mineral lands) to businesses, which generates revenue for things like public schools.
- The commissioner helps allocate disaster recovery funds and support Texans after storms, floods, and other emergencies.
- The commissioner is elected by voters statewide for a four-year term and can be re-elected indefinitely.
- The annual salary for the office is about $140,938.