“I’m running for election to the North Carolina House because I believe in our City, our County, our State and the many great people living here in Rowan County,” Heggins said. “Voices across our County deserve to be heard when important legislative decisions are being made that impact the quality of life for families and determine to what measure local government can serve its constituents.”
 

- Al Heggins, first African American woman elected to Salisbury City Council and first African American woman to serve as mayor