ELECTED OFFICIALS
Local Officials
CITY OF ASHEVILLE
The City Council is made up of a mayor and six council members who are elected at-large for four-year, staggered terms. The mayor, who is chosen on a separate ballot, presides over City Council meetings and serves as the ceremonial head of government. The Asheville City Council establishes the city’s policies.
Asheville City Council meetings are held in-person in the Council Chamber, located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, located at 70 Court Plaza, typically at 5:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Meetings will be live on Charter/Spectrum Channel 193, and live online on the City’s website. The meeting will also be available on the City’s YouTube channel the following morning.
BUNCOMBE COUNTY
The seven-member Board of County Commissioners is the governing body of Buncombe County. The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners serve staggered four-year terms through partisan elections. Commissioner Meetings take place on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Commissioner Al Whitesides
District 1
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(828) 250-4006
Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
District 2
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(828) 250-4004
Commissioner Martin Moore
District 2
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(828) 250-4010
Commissioner Amanda Edwards
District 2
Email
(828) 250-4005
State Officials
NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Representative Eric Ager
District 114
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(919) 715-2013
Representative Lindsey Prather
District 115
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(828) 551-3903
NC SENATE
Senator Warren Daniel
District 46
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(919) 733-5745
Senator Julie Mayfield
District 49
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(919) 715-3001