Our Officials
Local Officials
Asheville City Council
The Asheville City Council establishes the city’s policies. The City Council is made up of a mayor and six council members who are elected at-large for four-year, staggered terms. Asheville City Council meetings are televised live on the Asheville City Channel, typically at 5:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. www.ashevillenc.gov/government
Mayor Esther E. Manheimer
P.O. Box 7148
Asheville, NC 28802
esthermanheimer@avlcouncil.com
(828) 231-8016
Vice Mayor Sheneika Smith
P.O. Box 7148
Asheville, NC 28802
sheneikasmith@avlcouncil.com
(704) 401-9104
Councilor Sandra Kilgore
92 Congress Street
Asheville, NC 28801
sandrakilgore@avlcouncil.com
(954) 540-5593
Councilor Antanette Mosley
P.O. Box 7148
Asheville, NC 28802
antanettemosley@avlcouncil.com
(404) 395-3665
Councilor Kim Roney
30 Westgate Pkwy, #341
Asheville, NC 28806
kimroney@avlcouncil.com
(828) 771-6265
Councilor Sage Turner
P.O. Box 7148
Asheville, NC 28802
sageturner@avlcouncil.com
(828) 423-0621
Buncombe County Commissioners
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.
Chairman Brownie Newman
Vice Chair Al Whitesides
District 1
alfred.whitesides@buncombecounty.org
(828) 250-4006
Commissioner Terri Wells
Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
District 2
jasmine.beach-ferrara@buncombecounty.org
(828) 250-4004
Commissioner Amanda Edwards
Commissioner Robert Pressley
State Officials
NC House of Representatives
Representative Susan Fisher
District 114
300 N Salisbury St., Ste 504
Raleigh, NC 27603
susan.fisher@ncleg.net
(828) 258-5355
Representative John Ager
District 115
300 N Salisbury St., Ste 509
Raleigh, NC 27603
john.ager@ncleg.net
(828) 628-2616
Representative Brian Turner
District 116
16 W Jones Street, Ste. 1217
Raleigh, NC 27601
brian.turner@ncleg.net
(919) 715-3012
NC Senate
Senator Chuck Edwards
District 48
300 Salisbury St., Ste. 623
Raleigh, NC 27603
chuck.edwards@ncleg.net
(919) 733-5745
Senator Julie Mayfield
District 49
16 West Jones Street, Rm. 1025
Raleigh, NC 27601
julie.mayfield@ncleg.net
(919) 715-3001
Federal Officials
US House of Representatives
Representative Madison Cawthorn
District 11
102 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC, 20515-3311
cawthorn.house.gov/contact
(202) 225-6401
US Senate
Senator Thom Tillis
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
tillis.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me
(202) 224-6342
Senator Richard Burr
217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
burr.senate.gov/contact/email
(202) 224-3154