{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAlyssa Norman is the Republican incumbent for an at-large seat on the Henderson County Board of Education, first elected in 2022 [1]. She is running for re-election in the 2026 school board race, which for the first time is held on a partisan ballot; she and fellow Republican incumbent Shelia Dale face Democratic challengers Reid J. Barwick and Mary Ellen Kustin, and Republican challenger Randy Beaver [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nNorman is a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County who attended Henderson County Public Schools K-12 [3]. She is the daughter of Henderson County Commissioner Daniel Andreotta [1][3].\n\n## Career\n\nNorman holds a bachelor's degree in nursing and has worked as a registered nurse in Henderson County for nine years [3]. She describes herself as \"a Christian mom of two children\" who attend Henderson County Public Schools [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nNorman ran for the Henderson County Board of Education at-large seat in 2022 and was elected with the second-highest vote total in the race, 18,971 votes (16.25%) [1][3]. She has served on the board since that election and is seeking a second term in 2026 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Egolf, Norman, Dale elected to school board - Hendersonville Lightning](https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/12214-egolf-leads-school-board-race.html)\n[2] [Here's the final candidate list for 2026 elections - Hendersonville Lightning](https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/four-seasons-politics/15729-elx-4.html)\n[3] [Henderson County School Board candidate profiles: Alyssa Norman - Yahoo News](https://www.yahoo.com/now/henderson-county-school-board-candidate-151227641.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"henderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Henderson County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Alyssa","fullname":"Alyssa Andreotta Norman","lastname":"Norman","middlename":"Andreotta","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Henderson County Board Of Education","county":"henderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"henderson","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"henderson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Henderson County Board Of Education","county":"henderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"henderson","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Alyssa Norman is an elected member of the Henderson County Board of Education in North Carolina, having been elected in November 2022.","terms":[],"token":"c2710afa5b1d0070"}