Dawn Keefer | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 92nd district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 [1] | |
Preceded by | Mike Regan |
Personal details | |
Born | Gettysburg,Pennsylvania,U.S. | October 6,1972
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Tom |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Dillsburg,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Dawn Wetzel Keefer [2] (born October 6,1972) is an American politician from Pennsylvania,currently representing the 92nd District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Keefer was born on October 6,1972,in Gettysburg,Pennsylvania. She graduated from Gettysburg Area High School in 1991. [2] In 1995,Keefer earned a BA degree in government and politics from George Mason University. [2]
Keefer has served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 92nd district,since 2017. She was initially elected in 2016 and won reelection in 2018,2020,and 2022. [3] [2] [4] [5]
Following the 2020 United States presidential election,Keefer supported efforts to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania,advocating for an audit of the election and an investigation into claims of election fraud despite lacking evidence. [6] [7] She was one of 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who signed a letter requesting the disqualification of Pennsylvania's electoral votes. [8] Keefer was also one of several lawmakers in contact with Congressman Scott Perry following the election;Perry was one of the chief architects of attempts to reverse the election results to favor then-President Donald Trump. [9]
Keefer is the inaugural chairwoman of the Pennsylvania State Freedom Caucus. [10] Under her leadership,the caucus called for Pennsylvania libraries to withdraw from the American Library Association after its president,Emily Drabinski,referred to herself as a "Marxist" in a social media post. [11] The caucus also sued the administration of Governor Josh Shapiro in 2024 after he implemented automatic voter registration in the state,claiming it to be executive overreach. [12]
On January 11,2024,Keefer announced her candidacy for the Pennsylvania State Senate in the 31st district following the retirement of Mike Regan. [13]
Keefer is frequently described as a fiscal conservative and an advocate for small government due to her efforts to cut back and restrict government spending. [14] [15] [16] She was recognized by the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) for her high score on their Award for Conservative Excellence. [17]
In 2021,Keefer and four other Republicans in the State House sponsored a bill that would have banned transgender athletes participating in the sport of their gender identity. [18]
Keefer was heavily critical of Governor Tom Wolf's efforts to mitigate the growth of the COVID-19 pandemic,chastising him for shuttering businesses to stop the spread of the disease and causing the state's subsequent growth of unemployment. She supported the immediate end of Wolf's public health mandates in 2022. [14]
Keefer's husband is Tom. They have three children and live in Dillsburg,Pennsylvania. [19]
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