Representative authority profile
Dawn Buckingham
Land Commissioner · Republican
Biography
Dawn Buckingham is the commissioner of the Texas General Land Office. She previously represented Senate District 24 and practiced medicine as an ophthalmologist.
Career
- Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office since January 2023.
- Texas senator for District 24 from 2017 through 2023.
- Previously practiced medicine as an ophthalmologist.
Education
- Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
- Medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Committee assignments and governing role
- Executive office; the land commissioner does not receive legislative committee assignments.
Election history
- 2016First elected to Texas Senate District 24.
- 2020Reelected to the Texas Senate.
- 2022Elected commissioner of the Texas General Land Office.
Office and district
- Office
- Land Commissioner
- District
- Statewide
- Party
- Republican
- Capitol phone
- (512) 463-5256
- Profile identifier
- dawn-buckingham
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Primary sources
Authority review completed July 30, 2026.