15 Facts About Dawn Buckingham

Dawn Buckingham is an American physician and politician who has served as Land Commissioner of Texas since 2023.

Dawn Buckingham was elected in November 2022 and sworn in on January 10,2023.

Dawn Buckingham worked as a surgeon before being elected Land Commissioner.

Dawn Buckingham is the first woman in Texas history to serve as Land Commissioner.

Dawn Buckingham attended college at the University of Texas at Austin, and medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

Dawn Buckingham was a school board member of the Lake Travis Independent School District from 2014 to 2015.

Dawn Buckingham was an appointee to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission and the vice chair of the Texas State Board for Educator Certification.

Dawn Buckingham was one of six candidates in the Republican primary to replace retiring state senator Troy Fraser.

Dawn Buckingham portrayed herself as a political outsider and was endorsed by former governor Rick Perry.

Dawn Buckingham filed her first bill to subject faithless presidential electors to a civil penalty of $5,000 and to bar them from being electors in the future.

On June 6,2021, Dawn Buckingham announced a run for Texas Land Commissioner in 2022.

Dawn Buckingham became the Republican nominee after winning the May 24,2022, runoff.

Dawn Buckingham's daughter attended the lecture, and shortly afterwards, Dawn Buckingham called Patrick to relay Alonzo's comments.

Dawn Buckingham's run for Land Commissioner had been endorsed by Patrick the previous year, and they had served six years together in the Texas Senate.

Dawn Buckingham is married to Ed Dawn Buckingham; they are both practicing physicians, herself as an oculoplastic surgeon.