# Dawn White

Dawn White is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/80bf42b1-4942-4187-af19-94e830333ce2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80bf42b1-4942-4187-af19-94e830333ce2 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

White missed 1.0% of 8,921 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee Senate (average 99.6%).

## What White says (TN 2025–26 session)

9 classified statements: 9 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | White | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 11.1% | 37.3% | 327 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 62 donors and 1,458 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

8,921 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 99.1% (95.3%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REFER TO COMMITTEE 5/6/2026 Passed · HJR 8 Memorials, Death - U.S. Senator James Ralph Sasser - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR8/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1530 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1530/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1267 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liya Rakeshbhai Patel, Valedictorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1267/
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Failed · HB 2585 Damages - As introduced, states that the amount of damages awarded as noneconomic damages must not exceed $1 million in a health care liability action… · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2585/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 2111 Correctional Programs - As enacted, creates the state families of incarcerated individuals advisory board within the department of correction for the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2111/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1209 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Max Christopher Collins, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1209/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1578 Memorials, Interns - Indian Clay - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1578/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1268 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicolo Azzani, Salutatorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1268/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1240 Memorials, Interns - Aaron Sullivan - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1240/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1539 Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1539/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 65 bills: 65 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 14 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1117: Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, president of MTSU - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1117/
- SJR 991: Memorials, Sports - Master Jericho Noah Gabriel Shearon - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR991/
- SB 2720: Rutherford County - Subject to local approval, repeals and reconstitutes provisions establishing the Rutherford County Highway Commission and County Highway… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2720/
- SR 330: Memorials, Interns - Griffin Hancock - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR330/
- SJR 692: Memorials, Recognition - Norman Brown, 2025 Business Legend - (became law, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR692/
- SJR 693: Memorials, Recognition - Jimmy Pitts, Leadership Rutherford 2025 Pinnacle Award - (became law, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR693/
- SJR 694: Memorials, Recognition - Dow Smith, Business at Its Best award - (became law, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR694/
- SB 2404: Education - As enacted, creates an early educator workforce development resource task force. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2404/
- SB 2407: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, clarifies that certain individuals who have not completed the amount of clinical practice required by… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2407/
- SB 2402: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to record, by audio recording or video recording, all interviews of children conducted… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2402/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $198.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/2098359130473783559
- 2025-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/1982579302937002107
- 2025-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/1981185833693806948
- 2025-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/1981185889243189700
- 2025-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/1977881539628196195
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/1967762342814294145
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/1965974457677185112
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/1966222613128294530
- 2025-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDawn/status/1953095844233683218

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S13&ga=114
- Campaign site: https://www.votedawn.com/
- X: https://x.com/VoteDawn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteDawn/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-white-13219012

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80bf42b1-4942-4187-af19-94e830333ce2