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Alisha Sonnier
2023 - Present
2029
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Alisha Sonnier is a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 7. She assumed office on April 18, 2023. Her current term ends on April 17, 2029.
Sonnier ran for re-election to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent Ward 7 in Missouri. She won in the general election on April 8, 2025.
Biography
Alisha Sonnier was born in Missouri. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri - St. Louis in 2017. Her professional experience includes being a mental health advocate and an organizer.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2025)
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 7
Incumbent Alisha Sonnier defeated Cedric Redmon in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 7 on April 8, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alisha Sonnier (Nonpartisan) | 66.5 | 2,594 |
| Cedric Redmon (Nonpartisan) | 33.5 | 1,308 | ||
| Total votes: 3,902 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Alisha Sonnier and Cedric Redmon advanced from the primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 7.
Endorsements
Sonnier received the following endorsements.
2023
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 7
Alisha Sonnier defeated Jon-Pierre Mitchom in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 7 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alisha Sonnier (Nonpartisan) | 60.6 | 1,470 |
| Jon-Pierre Mitchom (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 933 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 2,426 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
| St. Louis uses approval voting, where voters may cast ballots for any number of candidates. A candidate's Approval Percentage is the number of votes cast for the candidate as a percentage of all votes cast. Under this system, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election. | |||
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
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Alisha Sonnier (Nonpartisan) | 60.81% | 1,108 |
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Jon-Pierre Mitchom (Nonpartisan) | 40.12% | 731 |
| Cedric Redmon (Nonpartisan) | 35.29% | 643 | |
| There were no incumbents in this race. | Total votes: | 2,482 | |
| Source: St. Louis certified primary results, 2023 The results have been certified. | |||
2021
See also: St. Louis Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2021)
General election
General election for St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Natalie Vowell (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 20,469 |
| ✔ | Antionette Cousins (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 15,487 | |
| ✔ |  | Matt Davis (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 14,922 |
| Alisha Sonnier (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 14,893 | |
 | Emily Hubbard (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 14,808 | |
 | Daffney Moore (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 14,126 | |
| David Merideth (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 10,952 | ||
 | Bill Haas (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 7.9 | 10,205 | |
 | David Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 7,062 | |
 | J.L. Quinones (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 5,584 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 697 | ||
| Total votes: 129,205 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Sonnier's endorsements in the 2021 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alisha Sonnier did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Alisha Sonnier completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sonnier's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- My goal is to be the representative that every Seventh Ward resident deserves, a representative who genuinely cares for them, understands city processes and policies, and who will help them and advocate for them.
- Our city should be a place where all of us can thrive. Everyone deserves to identify themselves for themselves, and to be treated with respect, compassion, and dignity. I am an ally to the LGTBTQIA+ community, believe in racial justice as a practice, am a fierce advocate for reproductive rights, and support our immigrant neighbors.
- The 7th Ward deserves an accessible alderperson who listens and truly represents the voices of the ward. I am committed to being there for all constiuents by hosting monthly town halls, open office hours, and implementing participatory budgeting.
Additionally, I plan to implement participatory budgeting, an engaged process that involves residents’ direct input on how ward capital funds are spent each year. The more opportunities we provide for residents to engage in decision making the more empowered they are and the more likely they are to vote.
I support the development of a traffic enforcement agency to actually help to create safer streets while freeing other police resources so as to focus on violent crime. I will fight for increased support for mental health & addiction recovery, supportive services, needle exchanges, and ending predatory cash bail practices that most strongly impact our lowest income communities.
involves the eradication of poverty; (2) equitable development that maintains affordable housing
stock and doesn’t come at the cost of displacement of our neighbors; (3) and investment in
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2021
Alisha Sonnier completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sonnier's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Holistic Learning Practices
- Community Immersion
- SLPS Transparency
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 7 |
Officeholder St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 2, 2021
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| Preceded by John Coatar |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 7 2023-Present |
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St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education 2021-2023 |
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