Allison Dahle
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 11th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byDuane Hall
Personal details
Born (1964-03-25) March 25, 1964
Raleigh, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLou
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina
Alma materPeace College (AA)
University of South Carolina (BA)

Allison Anne Dahle (born March 25, 1964) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1] Dahle has represented the 11th district (including parts of Wake County) since 2019.

Personal life

Dahle was born at the old Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2] Her mother, Anne was a longtime educator at Meredith College, and her father was an agricultural economist at North Carolina State University. She attended Needham B. Broughton High School and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Theatre and Speech.[2]

After her graduation, she worked as a stage manager on Broadway, and later for the Young Adult Institute in Brooklyn.[2] Later, she worked for the Arc of North Carolina.[3]

Dahle identifies as a lesbian.[2] She is one of four openly LGBT officeholders currently serving in the North Carolina state legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Marcia Morey, Deb Butler and Cecil Brockman.

Political career

After defeating incumbent Duane Hall in the Democratic primary, Dahle was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives on November 6, 2018. She secured sixty-nine percent of the vote while her closest rival Republican Brennan Brooks secured twenty-seven percent.[4] Dahle was re-elected in 2020.

Electoral history

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2020[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Dahle (incumbent) 26,798 68.44%
Republican Clark Pope 10,175 25.98%
Libertarian Adrian Lee Travers 2,185 5.58%
Total votes 39,158 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district Democratic primary election, 2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Dahle 4,517 68.53%
Democratic Duane Hall (incumbent) 1,746 26.49%
Democratic Heather Metour 328 4.98%
Total votes 6,591 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Dahle 23,266 69.22%
Republican Tyler Brooks 9,179 27.31%
Libertarian Travis Groo 1,166 3.47%
Total votes 33,611 100%
Democratic hold

Committee assignments

[8]

2021-2022 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - General Government
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform (Vice Chair)
  • Ethics
  • Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development

2019-2020 session

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
  • Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency

References

  1. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "When Allison Dahle Challenged Duane Hall, She Didn’t Expect to Win. Then Everything Changed.". Indy Week, March 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "About Allison". Allison for House. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ↑ "Allison Dahle". Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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