Biography
Dawn Richardson is the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 54 in the November 3, 2026 general election, challenging incumbent Republican Brad Buckley.[1] She is a retired teacher and school administrator.[1]
Richardson was born in New York City and earned a bachelor's degree from LeMoyne College in 1981 and a graduate degree from the University of Phoenix in 2010.[1] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as a retired educator with 39 years of service, the last 27 in Killeen, who taught science and math and coached basketball and cheerleading.[2] She said she has served as president of the Exchange Club of Killeen and is a past president of the Killeen Education Association.[2]
Richardson's listed affiliations include TSTA-Retired, AARP, the Exchange Club of Killeen and Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church.[1] Her 2024 survey messages included opposing school voucher plans, fully funding public schools, supporting reproductive rights, making health care affordable and supporting veterans' health care.[2]
- 1.Dawn Richardson - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Dawn Richardson - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (earlier years) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Texas House District 54
Dawn Richardson is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Texas House District 54 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
