Dawn Buckingham

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On June 6, 2021, Buckingham announced a run for Texas Land Commissioner in 2022. [11] She became the Republican nominee after winning the May 24, 2022, runoff.

Tenure

Buckingham assumed office on January 10, 2023.

On March 7, 2023, a guest lecture by Texas A&M professor Joy Alonzo at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) was allegedly critical of Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's administration's response to the opioid crisis. Buckingham's daughter attended the lecture, and shortly afterwards, Buckingham called Patrick to relay Alonzo's comments. [12] 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. [13] Buckingham then also called Texas A&M's vice chancellor for governmental relations to relay the same information. Within a few hours of the lecture ending, UTMB emailed a notice of formal censure of Alonzo to all lecture attendees. A subsequent investigation and consideration of termination of Alonzo by Texas A&M was started. The investigation was ultimately closed two weeks later and found no evidence of wrongdoing. [12]

Following the re-election of President Donald J. Trump in November 2024, Buckingham pledged to help his new administration with deportation of illegal immigrants by donating land owned by the State of Texas. [14] [15]

Personal life

Buckingham is married to Ed Buckingham; they are both practicing physicians, herself as an oculoplastic surgeon. [16] Buckingham is a Christian. [17] The Buckinghams have a son and a daughter. [12] Their son, Dalton, played college baseball at Sewanee as an undergrad, then transferred to Texas State University as a graduate student to complete his baseball career and earn an M.B.A. [18] [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ DuPree, Will. Where George P. Bush is working after leaving Texas elected office, KXAN-TV , January 18, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Munsch, Don (July 31, 2015). "Lakeway doctor makes run at state Senate". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Rice, Rachel (August 19, 2015). "Dawn Buckingham announces candidacy for state senate". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Walters, Edgar (May 11, 2016). "Buckingham, King Pull No Punches in Senate Runoff". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Rauf, David (January 16, 2016). "Primaries see heated 'arms race' of ad buys". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ Walters, Edgar (January 22, 2016). "Candidates Struggle to Stand Out Across Huge Senate District 24". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ Thorp, Clay (March 3, 2016). "Buckingham, King in runoff for Senate 24". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Dawn Buckingham bests King in District 24 race". Kilee. Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ Sullivan, Josh (November 9, 2016). "Buckingham takes Texas Senate District 24". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Buckingham files bill to punish faithless electors". Burnet Bulletin. December 28, 2016. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ Svitek, Patrick (2021-06-04). "Republican state Sen. Dawn Buckingham is set to run for Texas land commissioner". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  12. 1 2 3 McGee, Kate; Barragán, James (2023-07-25). "Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  13. ↑ Sainato, Michael (25 July 2023). "Texas professor suspended hours after criticizing lieutenant governor in lecture". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  14. ↑ https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/texas-border-starr-county-ranch-trump-deportation/ [ bare URL ]
  15. ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-location-huge-texas-ranch-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-1990608 [ bare URL ]
  16. ↑ "Meet Dr. Dawn - Dr. Dawn Buckingham". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  17. ↑ "Baptist Ministers Association Endorses Dawn Buckingham for Texas Land Commissioner".
  18. ↑ https://sewaneetigers.com/sports/baseball/roster/dalton-buckingham/7285 [ bare URL ]
  19. ↑ https://txst.com/sports/baseball/roster/dalton-buckingham/10545 [ bare URL ]
  20. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=buckin000dal [ bare URL ]
Dawn Buckingham
Sen. Dawn Buckingham, M.D (cropped).jpg
29th Land Commissioner of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Land Commissioner of Texas
2022		Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by Land Commissioner of Texas
2023–present		Incumbent
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