Dee Dawkins-Haigler (née Dorothea Dawkins; January 31, 1970) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.

Dawkins-Haigler attended South Carolina State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science.

[1] In 2008, Dawkins-Haigler ran in a special election for the 93rd district of the Georgia House of Representatives, to succeed Walter Ronnie Sailor Jr., who resigned the seat.

Barrow received the majority of the vote in the primary election, winning the Democratic nomination without a runoff; Dawkins-Haigler finished second.

[14] Dawkins-Haigler and her husband, David Haigler, met while attending South Carolina State University.

[16] Her mother, Peggy Butler, involved Dawkins-Haigler in community work, including with the NAACP, from a young age.

Butler served as a city councilor and as mayor pro tem for West Columbia, South Carolina.