LeAnn Pierce
Candidate for County Commissioner, New Hanover County
Background
- Occupation
- Chair, New Hanover County Board of Commissioners
Chair of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, first elected in 2022. She is a former mayor and town council member of Carolina Beach who owned and operated a Carolina Beach hotel for 30 years.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supported keeping the county tax rate at 30.6 cents
ReportRepublican LeAnn Pierce is running for reelection to the New Hanover County Board of CommissionersCandidate questionnaire · WHQR Public Media (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk questionnaire) · Sep 21, 2026 · whqr.org
“our current tax rate is sufficient to provide the core services our citizens expect, and I supported keeping it at 30.6 cents this year”
Public safety
Voted to cancel the county's Flock license-plate camera contract
ReportRepublican LeAnn Pierce is running for reelection to the New Hanover County Board of CommissionersCandidate questionnaire · WHQR Public Media (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk questionnaire) · Sep 21, 2026 · whqr.org
“Yes, I support the board’s decision and that is why I voted for it.”
Education
Supports the $320 million school bond
ReportRepublican LeAnn Pierce is running for reelection to the New Hanover County Board of CommissionersCandidate questionnaire · WHQR Public Media (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk questionnaire) · Sep 21, 2026 · whqr.org
“I support the $320-million school bond on the ballot this November.”
Housing
Supports the Workforce Housing Development Fund and homeownership
ReportRepublican LeAnn Pierce is running for reelection to the New Hanover County Board of CommissionersCandidate questionnaire · WHQR Public Media (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk questionnaire) · Sep 21, 2026 · whqr.org
“I support the Workforce Housing Development Fund because I believe we need creative ways to help working families afford to live in New Hanover County”
Roads & infrastructure
Opposes tolling the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
If the choice is a toll or a local-option sales tax, she would rather let voters decide on the sales tax, and she favors further consideration of the 65-foot movable bridge design.
ReportRepublican LeAnn Pierce is running for reelection to the New Hanover County Board of CommissionersCandidate questionnaire · WHQR Public Media (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk questionnaire) · Sep 21, 2026 · whqr.org
“I have consistently opposed tolling the bridge.”
All sources (4)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (New Hanover 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
- LeAnn Pierce | New Hanover County, NC
Government record · New Hanover County · nhcgov.com
- Republican LeAnn Pierce is running for reelection to the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners
Candidate questionnaire · WHQR Public Media (WECT, Port City Daily, WHQR and The Seahawk questionnaire) · Sep 21, 2026 · whqr.org
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