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Esther ManheimerCity of Asheville

Esther Manheimer

Candidate for Mayor, City of Asheville

No party listedIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Mayor of Asheville; attorney
Campaign website
manheimerformayor.com

Mayor of Asheville since 2013, first elected to City Council in 2009 and vice mayor from 2011. She is a partner at Van Winkle Law Firm, where she practices title and easement litigation.

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Photo: City of Asheville

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports mental-health co-responders on police crisis calls

    Issues — Manheimer for Mayor

    Campaign website · Manheimer for Mayor · manheimerformayor.com

    “Police now bring mental-health co-responders to crisis calls, and the Fire Department’s REST team handles non-emergency calls a badge can’t fix.”
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Housing

  • Supports zoning that allows more missing-middle housing

    Issues — Manheimer for Mayor

    Campaign website · Manheimer for Mayor · manheimerformayor.com

    “zoning changes that allow more “missing middle” housing like duplexes and triplexes”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports letting voters decide a sales tax for transit

    Issues — Manheimer for Mayor

    Campaign website · Manheimer for Mayor · manheimerformayor.com

    “She has championed transit expansion and supports letting voters decide on a sales-tax referendum for transit.”
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Health & human services

  • Supports a housing-first approach to homelessness

    Issues — Manheimer for Mayor

    Campaign website · Manheimer for Mayor · manheimerformayor.com

    “Esther supports a housing-first approach through the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care and champions the REST team”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports keeping local police out of civil immigration enforcement

    Issues — Manheimer for Mayor

    Campaign website · Manheimer for Mayor · manheimerformayor.com

    “she led city and county leaders to keep local police out of civil immigration enforcement”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Esther Manheimer on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

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Esther Manheimer for Mayor, City of Asheville, North Carolina · The Gist