{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAlysa Kassay (Democrat) ran for NC's 6th Congressional District in the 2026 Democratic primary, her first bid for elected office.\n\nShe emphasized her perspective as a career federal civil servant who had seen firsthand how Washington policy decisions affect ordinary families, and campaigned on economic relief for working people and accountability in government.\n\n## Background and education\nKassay earned an associate degree from Randolph Community College (2002) and a bachelor's degree from UNC-Greensboro, completing both degrees while working full-time and raising her family.\n\n## Career\nKassay began her career at the Internal Revenue Service at age 19 as a clerk and worked her way up over 30 years to become a supervisory federal civilian, leading a team of revenue agents who assisted taxpayers facing bankruptcy and financial hardship.\n\n## Family\nHas been with her husband for 25 years and raised her adult children in the Piedmont Triad of NC.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [About \u2013 Kassay for Congress](https://www.kassayforcongress.com/about) (page currently returns 404; content verified via the [Wayback Machine archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20260119125215/https://www.kassayforcongress.com/about), which fully supports the education, career, and family details above)\n- [2] [Alysa Kassay Launches Campaign \u2013 Salisbury Post](https://www.salisburypost.com/2025/09/14/alysa-kassay-launches-campaign-for-congress-in-north-carolinas-6th-district/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_006","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 06"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Alisa","fullname":"Alisa Kassay","lastname":"Kassay","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_006","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 06","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_006","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 06","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"c78dccf92b613e11"}