Karla is from Rockwell, North Carolina. She attended North Rowan High School. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Appalachian State University. She lives with her husband and stepson in Rockwell.

Karla Foster Leonard is from Rockwell, North Carolina. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Appalachian State University and lives with her husband and stepson in Rockwell.

Karla is the Director of Business Advocacy at the Rowan Chamber of Commerce. She works there helping local businesses communicate their needs to community and government leaders. She previously worked as a Transition Specialist for Rowan County Youth Services, coordinating with courts, schools and mental health providers to support adjudicated youth returning to school and community life; served as Coalition Director for the North Carolina Republican Party during the 2012 election cycle, traveling to all 100 counties to build voter outreach; and founded New Pointe Realty, a real estate firm serving families across Rowan County.

Karla is the director of business advocacy at the Rowan Chamber of Commerce. She served as coalition director for the North Carolina Republican Party during the 2012 election cycle.

Karla Foster Leonard's campaign for Rowan County Commissioner is her first entry into politics.

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Karla's campaign for Rowan County Commissioner is her first entry into politics.

Supports streamlining permitting processes, aiding existing businesses, and attracting new industries to generate good-paying local jobs.

- Supports streamlining permitting processes, aiding existing businesses, and attracting new industries to generate good-paying local jobs.

Economy

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Public Services

Supports ensuring development follows land-use plans, protects essential services from strain, and preserves Rowan County’s small-town character while preparing for future growth.

Supports ensuring development follows land-use plans, protects essential services from strain, and preserves Rowan County’s "small-town character" while preparing for future growth.

- Supports ensuring development follows land-use plans, protects essential services from strain, and preserves Rowan County’s "small-town character" while preparing for future growth.

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Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Karla Foster Leonard

Karla Forster Leonard is the Director of Business Advocacy at the Rowan Chamber of Commerce. She served as Coalition Director for the North Carolina Republican Party during the 2012 election cycle.

Karla is from Rockwell, North Carolina. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Appalachian State University and lives with her husband and stepson in Rockwell.

Karla is the Director of Business Advocacy at the Rowan Chamber of Commerce. She served as Coalition Director for the North Carolina Republican Party during the 2012 election cycle.

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.