Cal Dallas
Encyclopedia
Cal Dallas is a Canadian
politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
representing the constituency of Red Deer-South
as a Progressive Conservative
.
, spending much of his childhood in Innisfail
. After high school, he took farm and ranch management at Olds College
.
Dallas then entered the printing and publishing industry where he remained for 25 years, spending nine of those years as publisher of the Red Deer Express. In 2004, he received the Bill Draayer Award from the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association.
In 2004, Dallas became executive director of the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce.
. He currently serves as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance and Enterprise. Prior to this role he was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Environment. In addition to his regular duties as MLA, he currently serves as a member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Standing Committee on the Economy, and the Standing Committee on Private Bills. Dallas is also a member of the Regulatory Review Secretariat and co-chairs the Climate Change Central Board and the Overall Factors Task Team with the Alberta Competitiveness Initiative.
with his wife, Jacqueline. They have two adult children: Scott and Alicia.
Dallas is an active member of his community, where he has sat on the Red Deer College
Board of Governors and the Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness. He has also been involved in a variety of organizations, events and recreational supports. Dallas is a former director of the Red Deer Rotary Club and the United Way
of Central Alberta. He is also a former vice-president of the Alberta Chamber of Commerce.
In recognition of his involvement, Dallas has received numerous awards, including a 2005 Alberta Centennial Medal, a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce volunteer of the year award in 2002.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
representing the constituency of Red Deer-South
Red Deer South
Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The district was created from Red Deer in 1986....
as a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
.
Early life
Dallas grew up in Central AlbertaAlberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, spending much of his childhood in Innisfail
Innisfail, Alberta
Innisfail is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 54....
. After high school, he took farm and ranch management at Olds College
Olds College
Olds College is an Alberta public post-secondary institution located in Olds, Alberta, established in 1913 as Olds Agricultural College. The College opened its first satellite campus in Calgary in 2006 in partnership with the Calgary Stampede Board....
.
Dallas then entered the printing and publishing industry where he remained for 25 years, spending nine of those years as publisher of the Red Deer Express. In 2004, he received the Bill Draayer Award from the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association.
In 2004, Dallas became executive director of the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce.
Political career
Dallas won the 2008 provincial election with support from 54 per cent of the voters in the constituency of Red Deer-SouthRed Deer South
Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The district was created from Red Deer in 1986....
. He currently serves as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance and Enterprise. Prior to this role he was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Environment. In addition to his regular duties as MLA, he currently serves as a member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Standing Committee on the Economy, and the Standing Committee on Private Bills. Dallas is also a member of the Regulatory Review Secretariat and co-chairs the Climate Change Central Board and the Overall Factors Task Team with the Alberta Competitiveness Initiative.
Personal life
Dallas lives in Red DeerRed Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
with his wife, Jacqueline. They have two adult children: Scott and Alicia.
Dallas is an active member of his community, where he has sat on the Red Deer College
Red Deer College
Red Deer College is a public comprehensive community college of approximately 7,000 students located in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1964, RDC was built for a smaller semi-rural community but, in the four and a half decades since its founding, the city has grown into the third largest...
Board of Governors and the Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness. He has also been involved in a variety of organizations, events and recreational supports. Dallas is a former director of the Red Deer Rotary Club and the United Way
United Way of Canada
United Way of Canada is the national organization for the 117 autonomous, volunteer-based United Ways across Canada. United Way campaigns raise money for local groups that address community issues and problems, and the national organization provides leadership, services and coordination to the...
of Central Alberta. He is also a former vice-president of the Alberta Chamber of Commerce.
In recognition of his involvement, Dallas has received numerous awards, including a 2005 Alberta Centennial Medal, a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce volunteer of the year award in 2002.
Election results
| 2008 Alberta general election results ( Red Deer-South Red Deer South Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The district was created from Red Deer in 1986.... ) |
font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout 36.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |
Progressive Conservative | Cal Dallas | 7,139 | 56.2% |
Wildrose Alliance Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta The Wildrose Party, formerly Wildrose Alliance Party, is a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It includes free market conservative, libertarian and socially conservative factions and was formed in 2008 following a merger of the Wildrose Party of Alberta and the Alberta... |
Ed Klop | 949 | 7.5% |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Diane Kubanek | 3,414 | 26.9% |
Green Green Party of Alberta The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990... |
Evan Bedford | 609 | 4.8% |
NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Teresa Bryanton | 597 | 4.7% | |
| Total | 12,708 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||