Allen Buansi's Biography
- State House (NC) - District 56, Democratic Freshman Caucus Co-Chair
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (NC) - District 56
Contact Information
Office
300 North Salisbury Street, Room. 514
Raleigh, NC 27603
Post Office Box 3341
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Full Name:
Allen Kwabena Buansi
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sarah; 3 Children
Birth Place:
Chapel Hill, NC
Home City:
Chapel Hill, NC
JD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, 2012-2015
BA, History, Dartmouth College, 2005-2009
Freshman Caucus Co-Chair, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 56, 2022-present
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 56, 2024
Council Member, Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2017-2021
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