Dawn Keefer

Occupation Business Owner Career Dawn Keefer has been a champion of right-sizing government and reining in government regulation during her time in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2017-2024, and since her election to the state Senate in November 2024. As State Representative of the 92nd legislative district in Northern York County, Keefer cut her legislative teeth during her first year in office, developing a non-taxing solution to balance a state budget that included $1.5 billion more in spending than in projected revenues. Keefer was a key member of a small group of legislators who comprehensively exposed the Commonwealth’s shadow budget – a budget that operates outside of the state’s General Fund and possesses billions of surplus dollars. She quickly became a point person on special fund account activity and remains a watchdog for the taxpayers, working to bring these funds back into the General Fund and back into the hands of those who can be held accountable at the ballot box. This fighting spirit, along with a fierce commitment to individual freedom, is why Dawn was recruited to establish and chair Pennsylvania’s Freedom Caucus in the fall of 2022. Under…