Dawn Buckingham

Dawn Buckingham earned a B.S. in kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992 and an M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1997. Buckingham's career experience includes working as a physician and owning a business.[1][2]

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Campaign website

Buckingham's campaign website stated the following:

BANNING STATE INCOME TAX

Dawn Buckingham passed a constitutional amendment permanently banning a state income tax.

SECURING FUNDING FOR FLOOD MITIGATION

To help communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey, Dawn Buckingham passed a constitutional amendment to provide funding for a statewide flood mitigation program.

PRESERVING THE STATE’S HISTORIC STATUES

Dawn Buckingham led the successful legal challenge to keep the City of San Antonio from moving the Alamo Cenotaph and passed legislation to preserve our state’s historic statues, markers, and monuments.

SECURING THE BORDER

As Texas Land Commissioner, Dawn Buckingham will work to finish construction of the Border Wall on all lands controlled by the state of Texas. As a state senator, Dawn supported $1.8 billion in funding to secure the border and led the fight to make it a felony for cities to enact 'sanctuary' policies in Texas.

PRO-LIFE CHAMPION

Dawn Buckingham is a pro-life champion and passed the Texas Heartbeat Act that bans abortions after a heartbeat is detected.

ELECTION INTEGRITY

Dawn Buckingham believes the greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is voter fraud. Buckingham passed an election integrity bill that makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat.[8]

—Dawn Buckingham's campaign website (2022)[9]

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Buckingham's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Border Security, Amnesty, and Sanctuary Cities:

Texas doesn’t have to wait for the big-government politicians in Washington—we can act now. I support pressuring Governor Abbott to use his authority to seal the border with the Texas National Guard.

Local Education:

As a mother, providing my children with a quality education is a top priority. That’s why we need to empower parents in their children’s education, and spend more of our tax dollars in the classroom.

Cut Spending & Taxes, Grow the Economy:

While Texas has a competitive business environment relative to liberal states like California, we can do even better. Texas doesn’t have a revenue problem. It has a spending problem. Reducing the size and scope of unnecessary government burdens like spending, taxes, and regulations will make Texas even more competitive and prosperous, and provide greater opportunity for working families.

Patient-Centered Healthcare:

As a doctor, I’ve seen our healthcare system from every angle, and I know we can do better. Simply put, we need to get rid of the meddling that comes between a doctor and her patient, and restore the balance of power between patients and the doctors they employ.

Faith and Family:

I am a Christian, a wife, a mother, a doctor, and pro-life. That’s why I believe we must do all we can to protect the innocent, precious lives of the unborn. I believe abortion should only be allowed in cases where it’s absolutely medically necessary, and taxpayers should not have to fund abortions.[8]

—Dawn Buckingham[10]