Dawson Holle

American politician
Dawson Holle
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2022
Serving with Karen Rohr
Preceded byJim Schmidt
ConstituencyGrant County
Hettinger County (part)
Morton County (part)
Sioux County
Personal details
Born (2003-11-25) November 25, 2003 (age 20)
Political partyRepublican
EducationMandan High School
University of Mary (currently)
ProfessionDairy farmer
Websitehttps://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]

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 31 (2 seats)
Candidate % of Votes # of Votes
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]

General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 31 (2 seats)
Candidate % of Votes # of Votes
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]

  • v
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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)
    ▌Donald Longmuir (R)
  3. ▌Jeff Hoverson (R)
    ▌Lori VanWinkle (R)
  4. ▌Clayton Fegley (R)
    ▌Lisa Finley-DeVille (D-NPL)
  5. ▌Jay Fisher (R)
    ▌Scott Louser (R)
  6. ▌Dick Anderson (R)
    ▌Paul Thomas (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Heilman (R)
    ▌Jason Dockter (R)
  8. ▌SuAnn Olson (R)
    ▌Brandon Prichard (R)
  9. ▌Jayme Davis (D-NPL)
    ▌Donna Henderson (R)
  10. ▌Hamida Dakane (D-NPL)
    ▌Steve Swiontek (R)
  11. ▌Gretchen Dobervich (D-NPL)
    ▌Liz Conmy (D-NPL)
  12. ▌Mitch Ostlie (R)
    ▌Bernie Satrom (R)
  13. ▌Jim Jonas (R)
    ▌Austen Schauer (R)
  14. ▌Jon Nelson (R)
    ▌Robin Weisz (R)
  15. ▌Dennis Johnson (R)
    ▌Kathy Frelich (R)
  16. ▌Ben Koppelman (R)
    ▌Andrew Marschall (R)
  17. ▌Landon Bahl (R)
    ▌Mark Sanford (R)
  18. ▌Corey Mock (D-NPL)
    ▌Steve Vetter (R)
  19. ▌Karen Anderson (R)
    ▌David Monson (R)
  20. ▌Jared Hagert (R)
    ▌Mike Beltz (R)
  21. ▌LaurieBeth Hager (D-NPL)
    ▌Mary Schneider (D-NPL)
  22. ▌Jonathan Warrey (R)
    ▌Brandy Pyle (R)
  23. ▌Dennis Nehring (R)
    ▌Nico Rios (R)
  24. ▌Rose Christensen (R)
    ▌Dwight Kiefert (R)
  25. ▌Alisa Mitskog (D-NPL)
    ▌Cindy Schreiber-Beck (R)
  26. ▌Jeremy Olson (R)
    ▌Kelby Timmons (R)
  27. ▌Josh Christy (R)
    ▌Greg Stemen (R)
  28. ▌Mike Brandenburg (R)
    ▌Jim Grueneich (R)
  29. ▌Craig Headland (R)
    ▌Don Vigesaa (R)
  30. ▌Glenn Bosch (R)
    ▌Mike Nathe (R)
  31. ▌Karen Rohr (R)
    ▌Dawson Holle (R)
  32. ▌Pat Heinert (R)
    ▌Lisa Meier (R)
  33. ▌Anna Novak (R)
    ▌Bill Tveit (R)
  34. ▌Todd Porter (R)
    ▌Nathan Toman (R)
  35. ▌Karen Karls (R)
    ▌Bob Martinson (R)
  36. ▌Gary Kreidt (R)
    ▌Dori Hauck (R)
  37. ▌Mike Lefor (R)
    ▌Vicky Steiner (R)
  38. ▌JoAnne Rademacher (R)
    ▌Dan Ruby (R)
  39. ▌Keith Kempenich (R)
    ▌Mike Schatz (R)
  40. ▌Matthew Ruby (R)
    ▌Randy Schobinger (R)
  41. ▌Jorin Johnson (R)
    ▌Michelle Strinden (R)
  42. ▌Claire Cory (R)
    ▌Emily O'Brien (R)
  43. ▌Eric James Murphy (R)
    ▌Zac Ista (D-NPL)
  44. ▌Joshua Boschee (D-NPL)
    ▌Karla Rose Hanson (D-NPL)
  45. ▌Carrie McLeod (R)
    ▌Scott Wagner (R)
  46. ▌James Kasper (R)
    ▌Shannon Roers Jones (R)
  47. ▌Mike Motschenbacher (R)
    ▌Lawrence Klemin (R)

References

  1. ^ "Representative Dawson Holle". North Dakota Legislative Branch. North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Dawson Holle". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 16, 2023.