Alissa Ellman: Dem for NY24 "I'm Doing this Out of Desperation to Maintain the Rule of Law"

On the Go with The Glenn Advantage Team · Jun 19, 2026 · 47m

Alissa Ellman grew up in Houghton, NY. She is the youngest of 6 children.

Her first job was at Houghton College. She joined the military as a way earn money and pay for college. Alissa entered the National Guard’s Basic Training. Shortly after her return, September 11th happened and, as for so many, everything changed. She trained for Flight Operations and her first deployment started on her 19th birthday. She did an 18 month deployment, mostly in Afghanistan, and after she came home, she was recruited as a contractor back to Afghanistan where she did airfield management and logistics. After…