State of Texas
State Representative, District 54
Dawn Richardson
Democratic- On ballot as
- Dawn Richardson
- Current role
- Retired educator
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, LeMoyne College (1981)
- Graduate degree, University of Phoenix (2010)
- Born in New York, New York
- Moved to Killeen "by way of the Army" (per campaign)
- Two children, Killeen ISD graduates (per campaign)
- Experience
- Educator for 39 years, the last 27 in Texas (per campaign)
- Taught 7th to 12th grade science and math (per campaign)
- Coached basketball and cheerleading (per campaign)
- Democratic nominee, this seat (2024); lost to Brad Buckley, 38.9% to 61.1%
- Said in a 2024 Ballotpedia survey she was president of the Exchange Club of Killeen
- Top priorities
- "I will continue to fight for money to fully fund our public schools up to the national average and beyond"
- "We have no right to tell a woman what to do with her body."
- "We need to expand Medicaid"
- Says the 100% disabled veteran property tax exemption "needs to be fully funded by the state"
- "We must do more now to protect this precious resource from corporate pollution" (on water supply)
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: "We have no right to tell a woman what to do with her body. That choice should be between her, her doctor, and her God."
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "I will continue to fight for money to fully fund our public schools up to the national average and beyond"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: says the 100% disabled veteran property tax exemption "needs to be fully funded by the state"
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Bell County Texas Democratic Women
- Blue Horizon Texas PAC
- Beto O'Rourke, former United States Representative (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- dawn4texas.org
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