Alaina Reaves' campaign for County Commissioner for District 1 of Clayton County is her first entry into politics. In 2021, she ran for the special election for the same seat and did not win.

Alaina has worked as a member of the Georgia Democratic National Committee for the last two years. She previously worked at Vote Run Lead, Teresa Tomlinson for US Senate, the Georgia General Assembly for the Office of the House Minority Whip, Carolyn Hugley, #VoteProChoice, the Democratic Party of Georgia, Hillary for America, the City of Jacksonville, and the Office of the First Lady and the President at the White House. She was appointed to the Clayton County Citizens MARTA Advisory Board and serves on the City of Morrow Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Alaina Reaves has a bachelors in public policy from Georgia State University. She lives in Morrow, Georgia.