| Allison Dahle | |
| State House: | North Carolina |
| District: | 11th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Duane Hall |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Spouse: | Lou |
| Alma Mater: | Peace 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.
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 Young Adult Institute in Brooklyn. Later, she worked for the Arc of North Carolina.[2]
Dahle identifies as a lesbian.[3] 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.
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.