Dawn Buckingham
Commissioner of the General Land Office, Texas Commissioner of Public Lands · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Texas Commissioner of Public Lands · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (2)
- Texas Secretary of State — Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (certified August 28, 2026): Commissioner of the General Land Office — 'DAWN BUCKINGHAM', REP
- unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, listed as incumbent (I)
Running for Texas Commissioner of Public Lands, Nov 3 General. The race page has 2 other candidates, 1 public poll. See the race
Key Votes
The record
SB 1: Election integrity and voting procedures · voted Yes
Final passage · 18–11 · Texas Senate, 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2021) · journal page 4
Aug 12, 2021 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · sourceHB 3: Public school finance and property tax relief · voted Yes
Final passage · 26–2 · Texas Senate, 86th Legislature, Regular Session (2019) · journal page 112
May 6, 2019 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · sourceHB 1: General Appropriations Act, 2020–21 · voted Yes
Final passage · 31–0 · Texas Senate, 86th Legislature, Regular Session (2019) · journal page 15
Apr 9, 2019 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · sourceSB 1: General Appropriations Act, 2018–19 · voted Yes
Final passage · 31–0 · Texas Senate, 85th Legislature, Regular Session (2017) · journal page 3
Mar 28, 2017 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · sourceSB 4: Enforcement of immigration laws by local governments (sanctuary cities) · voted Yes
Final passage · 20–10 · Texas Senate, 85th Legislature, Regular Session (2017) · journal page 6
Feb 8, 2017 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 25
- Raised
- $646,865this report
- Cash on Hand
- $3,216,157this report
- Spent
- $212,070this report
View the FilingTexas Ethics Commission, latest 2026-cycle report (through Jul 15, 2026)
Finance Reports
Campaign finance · latest 2026-cycle report (Texas Ethics Commission)
Buckingham M.D., Dawn C. (The Honorable) (candidate/officeholder account, TEC filer 00069001) — latest report: SEMIJUL for 01/01/2026–06/30/2026, filed 07/15/2026: contributions this period $646,865.00; expenditures this period $212,069.85; contributions maintained (cash on hand) $3,216,156.76; outstanding loans $0.00.
Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Texas Ethics Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Dawn
Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign $16,500 on Google (“DAWN BUCKINGHAM CAMPAIGN” 2 ads, Oct 30, 2025–Jan 1, 2026); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0. 2026 cycle. FEC independent expenditures: not applicable (state race). Meta: not searched — no API access.
Jan 1, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle) · source
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
Commissioner of the General Land Office · TX-LANDCOMM
Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State
Not on file for Dawn yet: In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_e779pngzz.
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