Anna V. Stearns
Candidate for County Commissioner, Buncombe County, District 01
Background
- Occupation
- Attorney; managing partner, Sneed & Stearns Attorneys at Law
- Campaign website
- annaforbuncombe.com
Attorney and managing partner at Sneed & Stearns Attorneys at Law in Black Mountain. She is running for the open District 1 seat.
Photo: Elect Anna Stearns
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports the county's housing and land conservation bonds
ReportBuncombe County candidates participate in Business on the Ballot seriesNews coverage · Mountain Xpress · Aug 18, 2026 · web.archive.org
“Stearns also defended both bonds as a useful financing tool, comparing them to a 30-year home mortgage”
Housing
Supports denser, mixed-use development where infrastructure exists
ReportBuncombe County Board of Commissioners candidates discuss housing, forests and county goalsCandidate questionnaire · Mountain Xpress · Apr 10, 2026 · web.archive.org
“We should encourage higher density and mixed-use development in areas with existing infrastructure while protecting flood plains, forests and farmland.”
Economy & jobs
Opposes placing AI data centers in Buncombe County
ReportData centers put AI divide into focus in Buncombe commissioner racesNews coverage · Mountain Xpress · Sep 25, 2026 · web.archive.org
“There is no place in Buncombe County where I would support placing an AI data center as they are currently being constructed and maintained”
Environment & parks
Supports protecting forests and flood plains in land-use decisions
ReportBuncombe County Board of Commissioners candidates discuss housing, forests and county goalsCandidate questionnaire · Mountain Xpress · Apr 10, 2026 · web.archive.org
“I would focus on protecting natural systems like forests and flood plains, investing in stormwater infrastructure, directing growth to safer areas with existing services”
All sources (6)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Buncombe County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- Anna Stearns for County Commission
Campaign website · Elect Anna Stearns · annaforbuncombe.com
- Buncombe County Board of Commissioners candidates discuss housing, forests and county goals
Candidate questionnaire · Mountain Xpress · Apr 10, 2026 · web.archive.org
- Buncombe County candidates participate in Business on the Ballot series
News coverage · Mountain Xpress · Aug 18, 2026 · web.archive.org
- Data centers put AI divide into focus in Buncombe commissioner races
News coverage · Mountain Xpress · Sep 25, 2026 · web.archive.org
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