Currently holds the office of North Carolina House of Representatives - District 56 until December 31, 2024.
Candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives - District 56 in 2024 North Carolina General Election.
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Get StartedWe need to treat reproductive health seriously and comprehensively. It starts by recognizing that Roe v. Wade guarantees a constitutional and civil right of all women to choose for themselves and to have access to safe abortions. It continues with assessing unmet needs for contraceptives and supporting local health departments which struggle with the lack of OBGYNs. It means centering people from marginalized communities such as women of color and women from low wealth backgrounds, to ensure they have what they need to make the right decisions for themselves when it comes to reproductive access and family planning services. Learn more
Codify the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, so the law upholds a pregnant person's constitutional right to an abortion without undue interference. Learn more
Allen Buansi is bringing years of experience as a member of Chapel Hill Town Council and a civil rights lawyer to create a North Carolina that is affordable, accessible, and inclusive. Learn more
Allen is a proud product of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro public schools. He is also a son and nephew of public school teachers, and he knows the importance of investing in our education system and its personnel. He is committed to expanding access to quality education across the state, from pre-kindergarten to post-secondary education and training. He will push for the following measures: Learn more
Allen has a vision of a North Carolina where we robustly invest in our children and public education. Where we foster opportunities for everyone, especially our most vulnerable, to provide a fair, equitable shot at providing for themselves and their families. Where we make health care more affordable, and more accessible to those in rural areas. Where we step up our fight against climate change. He has a vision of a North Carolina that is affordable, accessible, and inclusive. Learn more
No fracking or drilling offshore and support clean renewable energy like solar and wind. Learn more
Support and enhance Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 246, with its goal of 1.25 million electric vehicles by 2030 and its direction to state agencies to incorporate environmental justice and equity in agencies’ decisions and work. Learn more
Re-shift the focus of key state departments like the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), so people and the environment are the priorities, not cars. Learn more
Increase funding for our local departments of public health services, after a decade-plus of funding reductions. Currently, one percent of healthcare costs are devoted to preventive care in the United States. Local departments of public health serve a critical need in providing preventive care. Learn more
Even in a community with world-class healthcare, disparities in healthcare access persist in Orange County. We must be committed to eliminating the barriers that many face in getting access to care and in Raleigh, Allen will be a champion for affordable access to quality healthcare, including in our rural communities. Learn more
Restore North Carolina’s Earned Income Tax Credit, so low-income and working-class families do not have to make hard choices between healthcare and other basic necessities. Learn more
Repeal a 2013 law that prohibits NCDOT’s financial support to towns and metropolitan/rural planning organizations for standalone bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects. Repeal of this law would open the way for more bicycle and pedestrian projects to be funded and help communities move away from cars as the only and main mode of transportation. Learn more
Fulfill our obligations under Leandro and commit resources to close the achievement gap and properly fund school infrastructure, in dire need of repair. Right now, there is over 12 billion in need in terms of school building repairs across the state. Learn more
Pass the Whole Women’s Health Act, which would eliminate arbitrary restrictions on the right to choose, such as the currently required 72-hour waiting period to get an abortion. This presents an undue burden and obstacle on the constitutional right to choose. Learn more
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