I bring my experience and commitment to Beacon Hill to deliver every day for our communities and families like yours
As a Newburyport resident for over 20 years, Dawne understands the struggles facing our communities. Since joining the House of Representative in 2023, she has worked with coalition partners to develop state policies and gotten common sense legislation passed—including a once-in-a-generation tax relief package to address the affordability crisis. She knows how to get things done. That is why she is running again to represent us on Beacon Hill to deliver for us on the issues that matter most.
Dawne grew up on a cattle farm and was part of the first generation of students to integrate the public schools of Selma, Alabama. After graduating from the University of Alabama, she earned a Rotary International Graduate Scholarship, which made her value service to others. An advocate for bringing more people into public life, she led the Mass Women's Political Caucus through the pandemic before running as a write-in candidate for the open seat in the First Essex. She is a noted writer whose work has been published in Kenyon Review, the Georgia Review, Southern Cultures, and the anthology, "This Impermanent Earth."