Editor's Note: All candidates were sent two questionnaires by the News + Record. The first asked general questions about candidates and their goals for each role. Questions are indicated in bold, any question left blank was unanswered by the candidate.
The questionnaires provided to candidates are being posted here with some editing for grammar and privacy.
How long have you lived in Chatham County? (If you live outside Chatham, please elaborate). I have lived in Chatham County since January of 1991, in total for 31 years.
Age on election day: 66
Occupation (where you work, what you do): Retired Information Technology
Campaign website/social media: alvinreed.com
Party affiliation (even if your race is nonpartisan): Republican
Current and previous elected offices held or sought & terms you served: I ran against Joe Hackney for N.C. House 54 in 2006
Campaign manager (if applicable): N/A
Campaign treasurer (if applicable): Greg Fornshell
Why are you seeking this office?
To change the laws of North Carolina for a better society.
What makes you the best candidate on the ballot?
I recognize the importance of conservative values in our government.
Give us a job description you’d write for yourself if you’re elected to this seat:
Change the laws of North Carolina to strengthen religious liberty and bring discipline to our schools.
What three specific, measurable and attainable goals would you pursue if elected?
What are the biggest challenges in Chatham and/or N.C. right now — and how would you address them?
Our public schools are not teaching the basics. Vouchers would allow all parents to choose private schools if they so choose.
Chatham County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state. What do you see as the major challenges/opportunities coming from this growth and how would you address them?
The opportunities are an increase in economy. The main challenge is how to we get this many people from place to place on our roads.
What’s your overall view of the role of the elected body you’re seeking to join? Is it fulfilling its mission now? If not, what needs to change?
The North Carolina Senate is currently very conservative. I want to contribute to being even more conservative in the future.
Do you believe the 2020 Presidential election produced fair and legitimate results? (Please respond with a “yes” or “no” answer, then, if desired, you have 100 words to support your response.)
No. There a massive amount of evidence to question the accuracy of the 2020 election and virtually none of it has been disproven. My own website transparencypetition.com proves that Trump won by 16 orders of magnitude certainty just from the low number of rejected mail in ballots.
I believe that education is the catalyst for future economic growth for North Carolina. If I am sent to Raleigh, I will fight for school vouchers for every North Carolina parent. Competition always improves things and more competition in school systems would improve our educational system.
2. Should the state expand Medicaid? Why or why not?
I would not expand Medicaid at this time. I believe that the in-need population is adequately taken care of with the current Medicaid system.
3. The Compassionate Care Act, a bill that would legalize the use of medical marijuana for individuals with qualifying medical conditions, passed in N.C. Senate but has stalled in the House. Should North Carolina legalize medical marijuana?
As a Christian, I cannot recommend the legalization of a controlled substance.
4. What is your stance on current laws and access to abortion in North Carolina?
As a Christian, I recognize that both science and God see DNA as the definition of life and would fight for the life of the unborn.
5. Counties across the state, including Chatham, are seeing major growth in the immediate future. As development continues, how do you believe the General Assembly should address North Carolina's affordable housing crisis?
The best solution for people being able to afford housing is an extremely strong economy so that everyone has an excellent paying job and can afford adequate housing. I have no problem with offering some form of minimal housing for those with no housing at all during bad weather.
6. What makes you the clear choice to represent Chatham County in the state legislature?
I am the author of “The Theory of Biblical Patterns” which proves that a Higher Intelligence wrote Genesis 1:1 and thus by inference that God wrote the Holy Bible. This theory proves that there are eternal consequences for going against Biblical Principles and my platform is to encourage through legislation everyone to follow Biblical Principles.