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Dawn Keefer

Dawn Keefer

Dawn Keefer is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate representing District 31, covering parts of Cumberland and York counties. She was elected to the state Senate in November 2024 after serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 92nd district from 2017 to 2024. She sponsored Senate Bill 962, which proposes eliminating school property taxes through increases in sales tax. She was the inaugural chair of the Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus and led the group in a lawsuit challenging automatic voter registration that was dismissed by a federal judge. A federal court ruling identified her as having text communications with U.S. Representative Scott Perry regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Country
United States
Field
Politics
Leaning
Right
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Political leaning

Far leftRightFar right
Economic+2.0
State-ledFree market
Social+2.0
ProgressiveConservative

Why we place them here

  • Sponsored Senate Bill 962 to eliminate school property taxes through sales tax increases [1]
  • Was the inaugural chair of the Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus and led its lawsuit challenging automatic voter registration [1]
  • Identified in a federal court ruling as having text communications with U.S. Representative Scott Perry regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 election [2]

Outlier votes

Recorded votes where at least nine in ten members voted the other way, from the legislature's official record.

Record

  • Controversy · January 1, 2023

    2020 election challenge communications

    A federal court ruling identified Keefer as having text communications with U.S. Representative Scott Perry regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 election. [3]

  • Controversy

    Automatic voter registration lawsuit

    Keefer was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus challenging automatic voter registration, which was dismissed by a federal judge. [4]

Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus

    The Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus is a caucus of Republican state legislators; Keefer was its inaugural chair and led it in a lawsuit challenging automatic voter registration. [5]

  • Pennsylvania House of Representatives

    Keefer represented the 92nd district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2017 to 2024, serving on the House Health, Labor & Industry, Liquor Control, and State Government committees. [6]

Sources

  1. [1]senatorkeefer.com
  2. [2]penncapital-star.com
  3. [3]ydr.com
  4. [4]penncapital-star.com
  5. [5]en.wikipedia.org
  6. [6]palegis.us
  7. [7]Photo: Official portrait, Pennsylvania General Assembly

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