Terms of Service

• Senate, 87th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/12/2021 - 1/10/2023
  Republican
  
• Senate, 86th & 85th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/2017 - 1/12/2021
  Republican
  

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2022 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(2) Hometown: Lakeway, p. 2. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature 2017.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Dawn Buckingham, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Dawn Buckingham, Texas Senate

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, 85th Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 86th Legislature 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 87th Legislature 2021.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate 2019.

Committee Information

• 87th R.S. - 2021
• Administration  
• Constitutional Issues, Special  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services  
• Nominations (Chair) 
• Redistricting, Special  
• 86th R.S. - 2019
• Criminal Justice  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education  
• Nominations (Chair) 
• Redistricting, Select  
• Use of Prior Authorization and Utilization Review Processes  
• 85th R.S. - 2017
• Economic Stabilization Fund Balance, Select  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education  
• Nominations  
• Partnership Advisory Commission  
• Prescribing and Dispensing Controlled Substances  
• Veteran Affairs and Border Security