Rep. Dawn White Seeking Senate Seat

Jul 02, 2017 at 04:59 pm by bryan


State Representative Dawn White announced that she will be a candidate for the District 13 State Senate seat in the August 2018 Republican Primary. The District 13 seat covers the western half of Rutherford County, including portions of the City of Murfreesboro, the Town of Smyrna, the City of La Vergne, the City of Eagleville and the Rockvale, Blackman, Walter Hill, and Leanna communities.

This is the seat currently held by Bill Ketron. Senator Ketron announced that he is seeking the position of Rutherford County Mayor. Current County Mayor Ernest Burgess has not made any official announcement, but his third term ends in August, 2018. Ketron's senate term ends November, 2018.

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Dawn White noted, "I believe that it is extremely important to ensure that our next state senator is a proven conservative leader who has a record of standing up for hardworking Tennessee families. As State Representative, I've fought for lower taxes and for smaller, smarter government, and I've proudly stood up against an out-of-control federal government. If I have the honor of serving as Rutherford County's next state senator, I will continue to fight for our shared conservative values at the state level."

Rep. White has the highest lifetime conservative rating from the American Conservative Union of any member of the Rutherford County legislative delegation. A strong supporter of the Second Amendment, she has an A Rating from the National Rifle Association.

During the 2017 legislative session, Rep. White cast the deciding vote to prevent passage of the proposed bill which would have granted in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. In opposing the bill, she argued that passage of the measure would make Tennessee a magnet for illegal immigrants.

White said, "Right is right and wrong is wrong and we simply shouldn't pass this burden on to Tennessee taxpayers."

Last month, she joined with other House colleagues in objecting to the proposed sanctuary city ordinance being considered by Nashville/Davidson County. The proposed ordinance was withdrawn by its sponsor last week.

Rep. White also recently stood with other House conservative leaders to fight passage of the gas tax increase that went into effect this month.

She is a former small business owner and teacher. The daughter of Dwight and Gloria Jean Throneberry, Dawn grew up in Eagleville and graduated from Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro. After graduating from MTSU, she served as an educator in the Murfreesboro City School system. In 2005, Dawn became an owner of an e-commerce business. Her office and warehouse space were located in Smyrna until the business was sold in 2015. She and her husband, Chad, currently live in Murfreesboro and are active members of LifePoint Church in Smyrna.

White currently serves as State Representative for House District 37, which includes portions of Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Walter Hill and Leanna. She is a member of the House Business and Utilities and Education Administration and Planning Committees. She was elected by her colleagues to serve as the Caucus Secretary and Caucus Treasurer of the House Republican Caucus for the 110th General Assembly.

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