Secretary of State Elect

Team

Alex Linser, Transition Director

Alex Linser is an attorney, Chair of the Hamilton County Democratic Party, and a member of the Hamilton County Board of Elections. He previously served as the county’s Deputy Director of Elections from 2021 to 2024.

Linser holds an Ohio Registered Election Official (OREO) certificate through the Ohio Association of Election Officials and The Ohio State University, and is nationally certified as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator (CERA) through the Election Center and Auburn University. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Rachel Rossi, Transition Deputy Director

Rachel Rossi is the co-founder of Redfern & Rossi, LLC, a political consulting firm in Ohio. She has advised political campaigns for over ten years, and has served as Secretary Elect-Russo’s senior advisor for the past seven and a half years.