Mecklenburg County Commissioner, At-Large (Vice Chair)

Leigh Altman is an at-large Mecklenburg County commissioner and the board's vice chair, first elected in 2020². She is an attorney who led legal work for the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs before moving to Charlotte, where she was a staff attorney at the Council for Children's Rights². She is one of three candidates for three at-large seats in November 2026¹³.

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• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • During the November 2025 federal Border Patrol operation in Charlotte, she challenged federal leaders to show the warrants, probable cause or prior criminal convictions behind each of about 200 arrests and told Border Patrol to leave the county. (2025-11-18) source
• Policing and crimeNo single answer fitsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Listed a dedicated transit police department, a countywide MEDIC ambulance system that serves all areas equitably, and more street teams of medical, psychiatric and social work professionals for unsheltered residents as the public safety changes she supports. (2026-02) source

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