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Dawn White
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Republican Party

Candidate, Tennessee State Senate District 13

Tennessee State Senate District 13
Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Predecessor
Prior offices
Tennessee House of Representatives District 37

Compensation

Base salary

$28,405.96/year

Per diem

$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Middle Tennessee State University

Graduate

Middle Tennessee State University

Personal
Profession
Teacher/Internet Retailer
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Personal Facebook

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Dawn White (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 13. She assumed office on November 6, 2018. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

White (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 13. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

White is a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 37 from 2012 to 2018.

Biography

White received her B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S. from Middle Tennessee State University. She is a former teacher and works as an Internet retailer.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

White was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

White was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

White was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Business and Utilities
• Education Administration and Planning

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, White served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, White served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn White is running in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Dawn White (R)

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2022

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn White defeated Kelly Northcutt in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dawn White
Dawn White (R)
 
64.7
 
31,936
Image of Kelly Northcutt
Kelly Northcutt (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.3
 
17,427

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,363
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Kelly Northcutt advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kelly Northcutt
Kelly Northcutt Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
5,151

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,151
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Incumbent Dawn White advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dawn White
Dawn White
 
100.0
 
11,081

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,081
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2018

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Dawn White defeated Kelly Northcutt and Ginger Smith in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dawn White
Dawn White (R)
 
57.1
 
36,594
Image of Kelly Northcutt
Kelly Northcutt (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.5
 
25,974
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Ginger Smith (Independent)
 
2.4
 
1,559

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 64,127
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Kelly Northcutt advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kelly Northcutt
Kelly Northcutt Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
8,217

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,217
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13

Dawn White defeated Ernest Burgess in the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 13 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Dawn White
 
58.2
 
10,639
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Ernest Burgess
 
41.8
 
7,635

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,274
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2016

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Dawn White defeated Becky Goff in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 37 general election.[1][2]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dawn White Incumbent 60.47% 14,744
     Democratic Becky Goff 39.53% 9,640
Total Votes 24,384
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Becky Goff ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 37 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Becky Goff  (unopposed)


Incumbent Dawn White ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 37 Republican primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dawn White Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Dawn White defeated Eddie Smotherman in the Republican primary. White was unopposed in the general election.[5][6]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDawn White Incumbent 71.1% 4,359
Eddie Smotherman 28.9% 1,773
Total Votes 6,132

2012

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

White won election in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37. White defeated Richard P. Garvin in the August 2 primary election and defeated Robert New (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDawn White 63.2% 14,175
     Democratic Robert New 36.8% 8,263
Total Votes 22,438
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDawn White 73.2% 3,035
Richard Garvin 26.8% 1,112
Total Votes 4,147

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2016

White's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]

Jobs and the economy

  • Excerpt: "As a former small business owner, Dawn White knows that government does not create jobs; businesses do."

Education reform

  • Excerpt: "Education policy should be determined at the local level by parents, teachers and local school board members, not by state and federal bureaucrats who’ve never been in a classroom."

Reducing spending and lowering taxes

  • Excerpt: "In this economy, we have all had to learn to ‘do more with less’. Government should be no different. To do that, we have to reduce waste and improve efficiency in our government."

Tax reform

  • Excerpt: "I am against a state income tax in any form. I will work to further reduce the sales tax on food."

Campaign finance summary

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Dawn White campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Tennessee State Senate District 13Won general$329,247 $92,947
2018Tennessee State Senate District 13Won general$262,826 N/A**
2016Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37Won $70,224 N/A**
2014Tennessee State House, District 37Won $94,128 N/A**
2012Tennessee State House, District 37Won $115,510 N/A**
Grand total$871,935 $92,947
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
    2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
    5. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
    6. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
    7. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2012 List of Candidates," accessed April 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
    9. ↑ Associated Press, "Tennessee - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 2, 2012
    10. ↑ Vote Dawn, "Issues," accessed July 8, 2016
    11. ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
    12. ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Bill Ketron (R)     		Tennessee State Senate District 13
    2018-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Tennessee House of Representatives District 37
    2012-2018    		 Succeeded by
    -


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