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Dawn Buckingham

R · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

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Land CommissionerTexas · 2026
Top priorities
  • Border security through General Land Office land actions
  • Public education funding through the Permanent School Fund
  • Veterans programs through the Veterans Land Board

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Dawn Buckingham is Texas's sitting land commissioner, per the Secretary of State's statewide officials roster, elected in 2022 as the first woman to hold the office. An eye surgeon and former state senator, she was the first Republican elected to the Texas Senate from Travis County, per her campaign site.

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