Dawson Holle

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]

Dawson Holle
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district
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
Political partyRepublican
EducationMandan High School
University of Mary (currently)
ProfessionDairy farmer
Websitehttps://dawsonholle.com/

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]

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. 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. "Dawson Holle". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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