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Billy Dalto | |
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Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 21st district | |
In office January 13, 2003 – January 8, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Randy Leonard (redistricting) |
Succeeded by | Brian Clem |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York | October 21, 1976
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Willamette University (BA), Willamette University College of Law (JD) |
Luis Guillermo "Billy" Dalto (born October 21, 1976) is an American politician. A Republican, he represented parts of Salem in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2003 until 2007.
Dalto was born in 1976 in New York City, to Jorge Dalto, a pianist originally from Roque Pérez, Argentina, and Adela Dalto, a singer born to Mexican parents in Texas.[1] His father died of cancer when Dalto was eleven years old.
Dalto graduated from Willamette University in 1998 and Willamette University College of Law in 2012.[2]
Dalto served as a legislative aide for State Representative Jackie Winters. When Winters ran for the state Senate in 2002, Dalto ran for the state House. He defeated former Salem mayor Mike Swaim, 53% to 47%.[3] He won reelection in 2004, defeating Claudia L. Howells, but lost to Brian Clem by a wide margin in 2006, in a year which saw control of the House of Representatives flip from Republican to Democratic.[4]
Dalto endorsed John Kasich in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.[5]
Dalto sponsored a bill in 2003 which would have allowed undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Oregon universities.[6]
According to a 2004 voter guide published by the Oregon Family Council, a Christian conservative organization, Dalto supports legal abortion but favors mandatory parental notification before a minor gets an abortion. As of 2004, he opposed same-sex marriage and increased protections for members of the LGBT community.[7]
Dalto answered Vote Smart's 2006 Political Courage Test, in which he indicated support for a balanced budget and opposition to term limits for state legislators.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Billy Dalto | 11,213 | 51.6 | |
Democratic | Claudia L. Howells | 10,388 | 47.8 | |
Write-in | 117 | 0.5 | ||
Total votes | 21,718 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian L. Clem | 9,598 | 61.0 | |
Republican | Billy Dalto | 6,025 | 38.3 | |
Write-in | 101 | 0.6 | ||
Total votes | 15,724 | 100% |