Billy Dalto
Luis Guillermo "Billy" Dalto is an American politician. A Republican, he represented parts of Salem in the Oregon [House of Representatives] from 2003 until 2007.
Early life
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. 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.
Political career
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%. 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.Dalto endorsed John Kasich in the 2016 [Republican Party presidential primaries].
Political positions
Dalto sponsored a bill in 2003 which would have allowed undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Oregon universities.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.
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.