North Carolina District 56 Rep. Allen Buansi announced Wednesday he will run for re-election in 2024 and seek a full term in the state house.
Buansi’s campaign shared a release announcing the attorney is aiming to build upon his work done in the state legislature over the last 17 months and representing the greater Chapel Hill and Carrboro in Orange County.
“I have been honored and privileged to serve the people of House District 56,” Buansi wrote in a statement about launching his campaign. “This community raised me, and I am deeply committed to supporting our district and to getting our state back on track.”
Photo via Allen Buansi for NC.
The Democratic representative was elected in 2022 to a two-year term after long-time Rep. Verla Insko stepped down from the role., winning a contested primary election before being appointed to the position early. During his time in the North Carolina House, Buansi introduced or helped put forward more than a dozen bills and cosponsored more than 130 measures. His campaign announcement listed his filing of HB 293 (a measure to protect voting rights and improve funding for North Carolina’s election systems) and HB 734 (which would create a Venus fly trap-themed North Carolina license plate) as examples of bipartisan accomplishments. HB 734 was passed by the House of Representatives, but never faced a vote in the Senate — while HB 293 passed a first meeting but was left in committee.
Buansi said his wants to continue focusing on ensuring “an affordable, accessible and inclusive North Carolina.” He listed better investment in public education, more access to healthcare, improved broadband connection, and more efforts to combat climate change as some of his broader policy goals.
“Folks are hurting,” the District 56 representative wrote on social media Wednesday. “The gaps between the haves and have-nots have grown wider under GOP leadership. A new abortion ban will limit healthcare access, even with much needed Medicaid Expansion which I proudly supported. Climate change continues without action. Working people struggle to provide for themselves and their families.
“Still,” Buansi continued, “I am deeply committed to the work of ensuring an affordable, accessible and inclusive North Carolina. I still have hope.”
The filing period for 2024 state government elections begins at 12 p.m. on Monday, December 4 and will end at noon on Friday, December 15. The primary election is set for March 5, while the general election is November 5.
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