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Council Member, City of Asheville

Vote for
3
Term
4 years
Candidates
6
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the governing board of the city of Asheville, which adopts its budget and ordinances.

Nonpartisan.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Drew BallNo party listed

    • Proposes energy efficiency and operational savings to close budget gap

  • Jeffrey BurroughsNo party listed

    • Proposes outside funding and program scrutiny to close gap

  • Keith YoungNo party listed

    • Pledges to protect city credit rating and rebuild reserves

  • Maggie Ullman BerthiaumeNo party listed

    • Proposes multiyear budget strategies that protect core services

  • S. Antanette MosleyNo party listed

    • Supports cutting duplicative programs before raising taxes

  • Sheneika E. SmithNo party listed

    • Supports multiyear budget planning for storm recovery

Public safety

  • Drew BallNo party listed

    • Pledges Council would protect civil rights if federal agents deploy

  • Jeffrey BurroughsNo party listed

    • Supports limiting city cooperation with federal agents

  • Keith YoungNo party listed

    • Supports requiring judicial warrants for city facilities and records

  • Maggie Ullman BerthiaumeNo party listed

    • Pledges support for immigrant communities facing federal enforcement

  • S. Antanette MosleyNo party listed

    • Opposes local police enforcing federal immigration laws

  • Sheneika E. SmithNo party listed

    • Supports Council restraint and civil-rights protection if federal agents deploy

Housing

  • Drew BallNo party listed

    • Supports increasing housing supply to keep Asheville livable

  • Jeffrey BurroughsNo party listed

    • Supports deeply affordable, workforce and missing-middle housing

  • Keith YoungNo party listed

    • Proposes legalizing missing-middle housing and faster permitting

  • Maggie Ullman BerthiaumeNo party listed

    • Supports zoning for townhomes, duplexes and small multifamily homes

  • S. Antanette MosleyNo party listed

    • Supports growth without displacing longtime residents

  • Sheneika E. SmithNo party listed

    • Supports incremental housing that fits existing neighborhoods

Health & human services

  • Drew BallNo party listed

    • Supports prevention, supportive housing and community paramedics for homelessness

  • Jeffrey BurroughsNo party listed

    • Supports housing-first homelessness policy with treatment services

  • Keith YoungNo party listed

    • Proposes aligning outreach, shelter and behavioral health services

  • Maggie Ullman BerthiaumeNo party listed

    • Supports more investment in the Continuum of Care homelessness model

  • S. Antanette MosleyNo party listed

    • Proposes expanding supportive housing and homeless outreach

  • Sheneika E. SmithNo party listed

    • Supports services, treatment and housing to address homelessness

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 4 issues covered in this race.