Allen Buansi

Allen Buansi
Allen Buansi
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives; from the 56th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 1, 2022
Preceded by	Verla Insko
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	Dartmouth College (BA); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD);

Allen Buansi is an American politician.^[1]^[2] He serves as a Democratic member for the 56th district of the North Carolina House of Representatives.^[3]^[4]

Buansi attended Dartmouth College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 2009.^[3] He then attended the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 2015.^[3] Buansi served on the Chapel Hill town council from 2017 to 2021.^[5]

In May 2022, Buansi narrowly won the Democratic primary for the 56th district of the North Carolina House of Representatives in a race to succeed retiring Rep. Verla Insko. With Buansi facing no general election challengers, Insko resigned from the legislature before the expiration of her term, allowing Buansi to be appointed to her seat and begin his service in the legislature on June 1, 2022.^[3]^[4]

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen Buansi	7,715	51.54%
	Democratic	Jonah Garson	7,253	48.46%
Total votes			14,968	100%

References

^ Gummel, Harrison (October 3, 2021). "Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi announces campaign for N.C. House". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ McConnell, Brighton (June 2, 2022). "Allen Buansi Sworn in To Succeed Rep. Insko for NC House District 56". Chapelboro. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Allen Buansi". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Representative Allen Buansi (DEM)". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ "Council Members". Town of Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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Preceded by Verla Insko	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 56th district 2022-Present	Incumbent

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[1] Gummel, Harrison (October 3, 2021). "Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi announces campaign for N.C. House". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[2] McConnell, Brighton (June 2, 2022). "Allen Buansi Sworn in To Succeed Rep. Insko for NC House District 56". Chapelboro. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[a-3] "Allen Buansi". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[b-4] "Representative Allen Buansi (DEM)". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[c-5] "Council Members". Town of Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[6] [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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