Allen Buansi's Biography
- State House (NC) - District 56, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (NC) - District 56
Full Name:
Allen Kwabena Buansi
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sarah; 3 Children
Birth Place:
Chapel Hill, NC
Home City:
Chapel Hill, NC
Juris Doctor (JD), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, 2012-2015
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History, Dartmouth College, 2005-2009
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 56, 2022-present
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 56, 2024, 2026
Freshman Caucus Co-Chair, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 2023-2025
Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2017-2021
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Election Law Committee
Member, Health Committee
Member, Higher Education Committee
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Revenue Law Study Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Health and Human Services
No caucus information on file.
Assistant City Attorney (Planning, Land Use), City of Greensboro, 2021-present
Attorney-Fellow, Deputy Director, University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights, 2017-2021
Attorney, North Carolina Department of Justice, 2016-2017
Research & Policy Director and Field Director, Josh Stein for Attorney General Campaign, 2016
Summer Associate, McSurely & Turner, 2014
Advocate and Technical Consultant, Protect Our Vote Campaign, a Virginia Statewide Coalition, 2011-2012
Researcher, Promoting Academic Success for Boys of Color, 2011
Research Assistant, Center for Genomics and Society at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2010
Assistant Football Coach, East Chapel Hill High School, 2007-2010
Legal Assistant, Hill, Tucker, & Marsh Public Limited Liability Company, 2010
Secretary/ Board Member, Common Cause of North Carolina
Board Member, Local Government Retirement System Board of Trustees
Legal Redress Chair, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Fellow, University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights, 2015
Intern, University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights, 2013