Dawnna Dukes

Full Name: Dawnna Mathilda Dukes

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	46	Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019	85th	Democrat	Pflugerville / Travis	Travis
H	46	Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017	84th	Democrat	Pflugerville / Travis	Travis
H	46	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd	Democrat	Pflugerville / Travis	Travis
H	46	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Democrat	Pflugerville / Travis	Travis
H	46	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	46	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Pflugerville / Travis	Travis
H	46	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	46	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Pflugerville / Travis	Travis
H	50	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	50	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	50	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	50	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis

(1) Dukes' home address Pflugerville, "Old and New East Austin Meet in Race," 1/15/2008. Austin American-Statesman.
(2) City: Pflugerville. "Redistricting: House," 12/7/2001. "The only geographic anomaly is the new District 46's foray north into Pflugerville -- that to ensure that Rep. Dawnna Dukes still lives in her majority-black district." Austin Chronicle.

Terms of Service top

House District 46
Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019
Legislatures: 85th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pflugerville / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 46
Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017
Legislatures: 84th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pflugerville / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 46
Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015
Legislatures: 83rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pflugerville / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 46
Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013
Legislatures: 82nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pflugerville / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 46
Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011
Legislatures: 81st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 46
Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009
Legislatures: 80th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pflugerville / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 46
Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 79th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 46
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pflugerville / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 50
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 50
Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 76th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 50
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999
Legislatures: 75th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 50
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Mentioned in 74th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the first female legislators. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, pp. 205-206. Black Women in Texas History, 2008.
Biographical sketch, 79th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 85th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Dukes, Dawnna M. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Photos and biographical article, "Dawnna Dukes: State Representative has the Audacity to Believe -- and the Courage to Speak Out," July 2005, pp. 38-39, 69. Austin Woman.
Photo, political affiliation, and committee assignment. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.

Photographs

Photograph. Dawnna Dukes, 85th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Dawnna Dukes, 84th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Dawnna Dukes, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Dawnna Dukes, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dawnna Dukes, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dawnna Dukes, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dawnna Dukes, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dawnna Dukes, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
83rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
84th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
85th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

85th R.S. - 2017 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II (Health and Human Services) International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs
84th R.S. - 2015 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II (Health and Human Services) (Vice Chair) Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Vice Chair) Emerging Issues in Texas Law Enforcement, Select (Vice Chair)
83rd R.S. - 2013 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II (Health and Human Services) (Vice Chair) Child Protection, Select (Chair) Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Vice Chair)
82nd R.S. - 2011 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II (Health and Human Services) Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Texas Response to Federal Sequestration, Interim
81st R.S. - 2009 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Stimulus Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Government Efficiency and Accountability, Select
80th R.S. - 2007 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee on Special Issues (Including Article IX) (Chair) Calendars Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Chair - Budget & Oversight) Medicaid Reform, Legislative Oversight Use of Sales Tax on Sporting Goods, Legislative Task Force
79th R.S. - 2005 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (Chair - Budget & Oversight) Local and Consent Calendars (Vice Chair)
78th R.S. - 2003 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Article II) Ethics, Select (Vice Chair) State Cultural and Recreational Resources (Chair - Budget & Oversight)
77th R.S. - 2001 Business and Industry (Vice Chair) Environmental Regulation Natural Resource Public Interest Counsel, Interim
76th R.S. - 1999 Business and Industry (Vice Chair) Environmental Regulation
75th R.S. - 1997 Business and Industry Environmental Regulation
74th R.S. - 1995 Environmental Regulation State, Federal, and International Relations

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