 Formerly, he was a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia following the 2009 and 2013 provincial elections, for the riding of Maple Ridge-Mission.Dalton previously ran as a Conservative candidate in Burnaby—New Westminster in the 2006 federal election, losing to incumbent MP Peter Julian.Previous to his time in elected office, Dalton worked as a teacher in School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows at both the elementary and high school levels.