Allison Dahle

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

Allison Dahle
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Duane Hall
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-25) March 25, 1964 (age 61) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lou
Residence	Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma mater	Peace College (AA) University of South Carolina (BA)

Personal life

Dahle was born at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her mother, Anne Clark Dahle, was a longtime educator at Meredith College, and her father, Dr. Robert Dahle, 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][3]

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.^[4]

Dahle identifies as a lesbian,^[2] making her one of four openly LGBTQ officeholders in the North Carolina state legislature, alongside 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.^[5] Dahle was re-elected in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

Electoral history

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2024^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allison Dahle (incumbent)	31,688	64.65%
	Republican	Philip Hensley	15,910	32.46%
	Libertarian	Matthew Kordon	1,416	2.89%
Total votes			49,014	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2022^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allison Dahle (incumbent)	20,946	100%
Total votes			20,946	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2020^[8]

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^[9]

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^[10]

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

^[11]

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