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Meet Alan |
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Alan Swain is a veteran who served his country around the world for 26 years in the U.S. Army. Alan now lives in Raleigh with his wife, Doris. Swain retired as an Army Colonel and his wife retired as an Army Lieutenant Colonel (also a retired Special Education/Spanish Teacher).
Alan joined the Army as a Combat Arms Field Artillery Officer. Following a tour in Germany he attended Army Flight training and later flew AH-1 Cobras and AH-64 Apache helicopters. Swain served across the US Army including but not limited to leadership roles on the Army Staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon, and oversaw the AH-64 Apache $16B Fielding Program, Desert Shield/Storm support, Bosnia Peacekeeping Operations and Kosovo Combat Air Campaign Operations providing updates as needed thru the U.S. InterAgency working with the CIA, Department of State, National Security Council, NATO Military Staff, and the White House Situation Room. |
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Alan also worked at the White House under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush as the Executive Officer to the White House Drug Czar. He has seen the impact of the ongoing opioid crisis and what works and does not work. Alan has commanded soldiers at all levels, performed test pilot duties and earned the Master Aviator Badge. Swain commanded an AH-64 Apache Battalion in Germany, and further self-deployed his unit for Operations in Bosnia as the Aviation Task Force Commander to perform Peacemaking/Peacekeeping Operations. After his service, Alan served as Senior VP, Executive VP, and Chief Operations Officer for several large growing Defense Firms. Swain possesses a Top Secret Clearance and a current Counter-Intelligence (CI) Polygraph.
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After service, Alan's work in helping to form a small business doing government contracting taught him how to hire good people, make payroll and win government contracts. In a 12 year period they grew the small business to annual revenues of $35M.
Alan has been active in the community volunteering and providing support for many years to include Cystic Fibrosis (CFC) Fundraiser Walks, Special Olympics, St. Jude’s Hospital, Raleigh Food Bank and is currently President of his Homeowners Association. Alan secured a Bachelors in Political Science from The Citadel in 1976, a Master of Science in Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 1988, and a Masters in Political Science from Auburn University in 1989. Swain is also a graduate of the Army War College and a Jennings Randolph Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace. |
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Swain is Asian American and his wife from Puerto Rico have 3 daughters and 3 grandchildren.
During this Covid 19 crisis, Alan, working with the NC Asian American Coalition (as President) teamed with 19 other Asian organizations to take monetary donations to purchase Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for our frontline healthcare heroes. Alan teamed with his partnered organizations have contributed over 50,000 pieces of PPE ( masks, gloves, goggles and face shields) to more than 60 hospitals and clinics in the Carolinas, Texas and the country of India. The campaign’s newest initiative is to donate a box of face masks to local small businesses to provide for shopping customers. |
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Altogether, I want to make a difference for Wake County and, like you, am frustrated and disappointed with the Congressional gridlock and lack of bipartisan effort in Washington D.C. Never ending impeachment proceedings rather than doing the work that is needed for the American people on key issues such as improving Healthcare and transportation Infrastructure, reducing growing Crime and illegal Drugs, steps to improve Education, and long overdue Comprehensive Immigration Reform is hindering progress. My campaign platform is completely centered around making a positive change and improvement for Wake County! I will be a Wake County Republican. If a law does not improve or show positive change for Wake County, I will not vote affirmatively. I am #WakeStrong!