Dawson Holle Explained

Dawson Holle
Office:Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district
Birth Date: November 25, 2003
Birth Place:Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
Education:University of Mary (attending)
Website:https://dawsonholle.com/
Termstart:December 1, 2022
Preceded:Jim Schmidt
Party:Republican
Constituency:Grant County
Hettinger County (part)
Morton County (part)
Sioux County
Alongside:Karen Rohr
Profession:Dairy farmer

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] Holle later won in the general election on November 8. He was sworn in on December 1.

In August 2022, Holle was revealed to be a member of a Telegram group called the North Dakota Young Republicans which "frequently featured bigoted slurs and white supremacist tropes" in its messages between members, including personal attacks against gay public figures and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.[6] "To be honest I've just kind of not really been on the app because that's the only group I'm a part of on the app," he said. "I haven't really noticed anything. I just joined it recently so I'm not really familiar with it."[6]

Electoral history

2022

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 31 (2 seats)!Candidate!% of Votes!# of Votes
Dawson Holle33.91,055
Karen Rohr33.81,049
James Schmidt32.1997
Other0.27
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 31 (2 seats)!Candidate!% of Votes!# of Votes
Karen Rohr (R)423,361
Dawson Holle (R)403,250
Mike Faith (D)171,358
Other0.433

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representative Dawson Holle . January 16, 2023 . . North Dakota Legislative Council.
  2. Web site: Turley . Jeremy . November 13, 2022 . This teenage dairy farmer will be North Dakota's youngest lawmaker . January 16, 2023 . InForum . . Mandan, North Dakota.
  3. Web site: Dura . Jack . April 8, 2022 . Dairy farmer joins North Dakota District 31 GOP House race . January 16, 2023 . . Mandan, North Dakota.
  4. Web site: Crane . Joel . December 8, 2022 . A conversation with the state's youngest-ever lawmaker . January 16, 2023 . Valley News Live . . Bismarck, North Dakota.
  5. Web site: Dawson Holle . January 16, 2023 . Ballotpedia.
  6. News: Republican message group posted slurs while candidates, activists, and elected officials looked on. The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Rob. Port. August 19, 2022. September 9, 2024. https://archive.today/20220819210910/https://www.inforum.com/opinion/columns/port-republi-message-group-posted-slurs-while-candidates-activists-and-elected-officials-looked-on. August 19, 2022. live.