Alissa Redmond (Rowan County Board of Commissioners, North Carolina, candidate 2024)

Alissa Redmond

Democratic Party

Candidate, Rowan County Board of Commissioners

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Graduate

Duke University, 2007

Personal

Birthplace

Wilmington, N.C.

Profession

Business owner

Contact

Campaign website

Alissa Redmond (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Rowan County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Redmond completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Alissa Redmond provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2024:

• Birth date: December 10, 1979
• Birth place: Wilmington, North Carolina
• High school: NC School of Science and Math
• Bachelor's: University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2003
• Graduate: Duke University, 2007
• Gender: Female
• Profession: Business Owner
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign slogan: Redmond 4 Rowan
• Campaign website

Elections

General election

General election for Rowan County Board of Commissioners (2 seats)

Alissa Redmond, Mike Caskey, Craig Pierce, and Mark Ortiz ran in the general election for Rowan County Board of Commissioners on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Alissa Redmond (D)
	Submit photo	Mike Caskey (R)
	Submit photo	Craig Pierce (R)
	Submit photo	Mark Ortiz (We the People Party)

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rowan County Board of Commissioners (2 seats)

Jonathan S. Barbee, Dillon Brewer, Mike Caskey, Craig Pierce, and Angie Spillman ran in the Republican primary for Rowan County Board of Commissioners on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Jonathan S. Barbee
	Submit photo	Dillon Brewer
	Submit photo	Mike Caskey
	Submit photo	Craig Pierce
	Submit photo	Angie Spillman

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Alissa Redmond is a Rowan County resident & owner of South Main Book Company in Salisbury NC.

She previously served in India, Afghanistan, Washington DC, Hong Kong, and Bolivia as a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State.

She also worked in the City of New Orleans’ Mayor’s Office for Health Policy post-Hurricane Katrina and volunteered with the Peace Corps to teach English in Fiji.

A graduate of the NC School of Science and Math, UNC-Wilmington, and Duke University (Master’s Degree in Public Policy), Alissa is proud to raise her eight and thirteen-year-old daughters in their home state of North Carolina. She is, and will forever be, a preacher's kid at heart

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• No child in Rowan County should attend school in a facility that has a condemned area. Our children deserve safe schools - ideally staffed by folks making living wages.
• Another priority as commissioner is to welcome and encourage economic development. Rowan County is uniquely positioned with the majority of available land along the I-85 corridor between Charlotte and Greensboro/Winston-Salem corridor, presenting vast opportunities for development. With experience connecting with global industry leaders as a diplomat, I appreciate seeking outside opportunities to fuel growth here at home. But I also understand the vital importance of investing in our own grassroots, as small business owners pay local taxes while their money circulates more actively in our community than money spent online or with large corporations.
• As the owner of a bookstore and a board member for the Rowan County Literacy Council, I am committed to promoting reading as a key activity for all citizens, fostering a culture of curiosity and open-mindedness.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I have a master's degree in Public Policy with a concentration in Foreign Relations. I worked on Health Policy in New Orleans post-Katrina. As the parent of young children, I am extremely mindful of our local education policies.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

THE BACK CHANNEL by William J. Burns is the definitive, clear-eyed, first person accounting of the highs and lows of American foreign policy and diplomacy in recent decades. Written by one of the great negotiators of our time, this is a rebuke that statesmanship can be reduced to any art of one deal. Reading this book revived great pride within me for my complicated chosen profession. From the last chapter: "The good news is that there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the potential of American diplomacy. As I hope the pages of this book have helped to illustrate, it is an honorable profession, filled with good people and strong purpose. Another of Teddy Roosevelt’s well-known sayings was that “life’s greatest good fortune is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” By that standard, my long experience as an American diplomat was incredibly fortunate. While it may sometimes not seem so apparent in the age of Trump, the experience of the next generation of diplomats holds just as much promise. The image and value of public service are scarred and dented right now, but the diplomatic profession has never mattered more, or been more consequential for our interests at home and abroad." Read this book to understand how we as a nation stand in this world now, and who we can be again.

What is your favorite book? Why?

HER RIGHT FOOT by Dave Eggers and illustrated by Shawn Harris (104 pp, Chronicle Books) was published in 2017 by one of my favorite authors (Dave Eggers previously wrote A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What is the What, and Zeitoun, among other titles). I kept a copy of this picture book on my desk in Embassies over the world to remind my colleagues and I what it means to be an American. Starting with the true tale of the Statue of Liberty’s creation in France and eventual rehoming on Ellis Island in New York City, Eggers leave the reader with deep questions of what the Statue literally “stands” for – is her leg displaying the intent to move, and does that movement appear bound for the sea? I am continually left with goosebumps towards the conclusion of this story, as we realize Lady Liberty is breaking free of her chains to meet new arrivals to the United States where they are, to accept them as they are, to welcome them to our shores. Sometimes children’s literature can possess a grander statement than works intended for adults; this is one of those books.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

- Rowan Saliabury Association of Educators

- Public School Strong Voters
- Moms Demand Action (Gun Sense Candidate)

- Vote Pro-Choice

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