Dawson Holle
American politician
Dawson Holle | |
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Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office December 1, 2022 Serving with Karen Rohr | |
Preceded by | Jim Schmidt |
Constituency | Grant County Hettinger County (part) Morton County (part) Sioux County |
Personal details | |
Born | (2003-11-25) November 25, 2003 (age 20) |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Mandan High School University of Mary (currently) |
Profession | Dairy farmer |
Website | https://dawsonholle.com/ |
Dawson Holle (born 2003) is an American politician who has served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district since 2023.[1] Holle is the youngest elected lawmaker in the history of the state at age 19.[2]
Career
Holle announced his candidacy for former incumbent Jim Schmidt's seat in the 31st district on April 8, 2022.[3] When Holle's candidacy was first announced, he was in his senior year at Mandan High School, and campaigned the rest of the school year.[4]
On June 14, 2022, Holle won the Republican primary for District 31 alongside Karen Rohr with 33.9% of the vote.[5]
Candidate | % of Votes | # of Votes |
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Dawson Holle | 33.9 | 1,055 |
Karen Rohr | 33.8 | 1,049 |
James Schmidt | 32.1 | 997 |
Other | 0.2 | 7 |
Holle later won in the general election on November 8.[5]
Candidate | % of Votes | # of Votes |
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Karen Rohr (R) | 42 | 3,361 |
Dawson Holle (R) | 40 | 3,250 |
Mike Faith (D) | 17 | 1,358 |
Other | 0.4 | 33 |
Holle was sworn in on December 1.[4]
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Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives
68th Legislative Assembly (2023)
- Speaker of the House
- ▌Dennis Johnson (R)
- Majority Leader
- ▌Mike Lefor (R)
- Minority Leader
- ▌Zac Ista (D-NPL)
- 1.▌Patrick Hatlestad (R)⎣▌David Richter (R)
- 2.▌Bert Anderson (R)
- 6.▌Dick Anderson (R)⎣▌Paul Thomas (R)
- 14.▌Jon Nelson (R)
- 15.▌Dennis Johnson (R)
- ⎣▌Mark Sanford (R)
- 19.▌Karen Anderson (R)⎣▌David Monson (R)
- ⎣▌Mary Schneider (D-NPL)
- ⎣▌Dawson Holle (R)
- 34.▌Todd Porter (R)
- ⎣▌Mike Schatz (R)
- ⎣▌Vacant
- ⎣▌Emily O'Brien (R)
- ⎣▌Scott Wagner (R)
References
- ^ "Representative Dawson Holle". North Dakota Legislative Branch. North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Turley, Jeremy (November 13, 2022). "This teenage dairy farmer will be North Dakota's youngest lawmaker". InForum. Mandan, North Dakota: The Forum. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Dura, Jack (April 8, 2022). "Dairy farmer joins North Dakota District 31 GOP House race". The Bismarck Tribune. Mandan, North Dakota. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Crane, Joel (December 8, 2022). "A conversation with the state's youngest-ever lawmaker". Valley News Live. Bismarck, North Dakota: Gray Television. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Dawson Holle". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 16, 2023.