Allison Dahle
Allison Anne Dahle is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's 11th House district.Early life and career
Dahle was born at the old Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. 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.
After her graduation, she worked as a stage manager on Broadway, and later for the in Brooklyn. Later, she worked for the Arc of North Carolina.Political career
Dahle won the election on 6 November 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured sixty-nine percent of the vote while her closest rival Republican Brennan Brooks secured twenty-seven percent.
She categorizes herself as a lesbian. She will be one of four openly LGBT officeholders currently serving in the North Carolina state legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Marcia Morey, Deb Butler and Cecil Brockman.
