Allison Anne Dahle (born March 25, 1964) is a Democratic member of the

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. Dahle has represented the 11th district (including parts of

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) since 2019.

Personal life

Dahle was born at the old

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. Her mother, Anne was a longtime educator at

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, and her father was an

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. She attended

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and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Theatre and Speech. After her graduation, she worked as a

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, and later for the

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. Later, she worked for the Arc of North Carolina. Dahle identifies as a

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."When Allison Dahle Challenged Duane Hall, She Didn’t Expect to Win. Then Everything Changed."
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'', March 21, 2018. She is one of four openly LGBT officeholders currently serving in the North Carolina state legislature, alongside caucus colleagues

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, Deb Butler and

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Political career

After defeating incumbent Duane Hall in the Democratic primary, Dahle was elected to the

on November 6, 2018. She secured sixty-nine percent of the vote while her closest rival

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Brennan Brooks secured twenty-seven percent. Dahle was re-elected in 2020.

Electoral history

2020

2018

Committee assignments

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

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