Allen Buansi is an American politician serving as a Democratic Party member representing the 56th district of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Early life Buansi was born in Evanston, Illinois, and moved to North Carolina with his family at age of ten. His mother is from Richmond, Virginia, and his father is from Ghana. He attended Dartmouth College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 2009. He then attended the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 2015.
Political career Buansi served on the Chapel Hill Town Council from 2017 to 2021.
In May 2022, Buansi narrowly won the Democratic primary for the 56th district of the North Carolina House of Representatives in a race to succeed retiring Verla Insko. With Buansi facing no general election challengers, Insko resigned from the legislature before the expiration of her term, allowing Buansi to be appointed to her seat and begin his service in the legislature on June 1, 2022.
Electoral history 2024
2022
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