Billy Dalto

Luis Guillermo "Billy" Dalto (born October 21, 1976) is an American politician. A Republican, he represented parts of Salem in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2003 until 2007.

Billy Dalto
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 8, 2007
Preceded byRandy Leonard (redistricting)
Succeeded byBrian Clem
Personal details
Born (1976-10-21) October 21, 1976
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materWillamette University (BA), Willamette University College of Law (JD)

Early life

Dalto was born in 1976 in New York City, to Jorge Dalto, a pianist originally from Roque Pérez, Argentina, and Adela Dalto, a singer born to Mexican parents in Texas.[1] His father died of cancer when Dalto was eleven years old.

Dalto graduated from Willamette University in 1998 and Willamette University College of Law in 2012.[2]

Political career

Dalto served as a legislative aide for State Representative Jackie Winters. When Winters ran for the state Senate in 2002, Dalto ran for the state House. He defeated former Salem mayor Mike Swaim, 53% to 47%.[3] He won reelection in 2004, defeating Claudia L. Howells, but lost to Brian Clem by a wide margin in 2006, in a year which saw control of the House of Representatives flip from Republican to Democratic.[4]

Dalto endorsed John Kasich in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.[5]

Political positions

Dalto sponsored a bill in 2003 which would have allowed undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Oregon universities.[6]

According to a 2004 voter guide published by the Oregon Family Council, a Christian conservative organization, Dalto supports legal abortion but favors mandatory parental notification before a minor gets an abortion. As of 2004, he opposed same-sex marriage and increased protections for members of the LGBT community.[7]

Dalto answered Vote Smart's 2006 Political Courage Test, in which he indicated support for a balanced budget and opposition to term limits for state legislators.[8]

References
  1. "Aide hopes to be Oregon's first Hispanic GOP senator". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 27, 2001. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. "Billy Dalto's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. "Salem in 2002". Shine on Salem. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. "Dalto, Billy". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. Mapes, Jeff (April 12, 2016). "John Kasich Campaign Makes Its Move In Oregon". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. Fenton, Jacob (April 22, 2003). "In-state tuition for immigrants". Portland State Vanguard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. "Voter's Guide: State Representatives". Oregon Family Council. 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  8. "Billy Dalto's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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