“Her personal integrity is impeccable. This matters, after recent massive corruption and cover-up of corruption at the county level have reminded us that our area is not immune to such evils.”
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Letter: We support progressive Branyon
“It is exactly because Bill is running as a progressive that we support him. Bill’s candidacy is about infusing new vitality into our stagnated democracy and bringing issues of vital concern to public attention.”
Letter: Branyon will seek referendum on development
“With true citizen input, Buncombe County will have a framework for our development future.”
Letter: Leaders should have vision of healthy school district
“We need new blood on the school board.”
Letter: Ullman can help make Asheville truly livable
“I believe Maggie will listen to and elevate the voices within our community and create an inclusive, collaborative environment so we together can tackle our community’s critical challenges, which span housing to city services to climate change impact. “
Letter: This Democrat respects views of moderates and progressives
“Then there’s Mr. Thomson’s concern that my candidacy will cause Buncombe County to lose its only African American commissioner. And though I agree this is an important issue, I felt it was more important to oppose Mr. Whitesides because he voted to subsidize the Pratt & Whitney plant by $27 million of our tax dollars — a plant that will be making parts for one of the most lethal weapons on Earth, the F-35 Lightning.”
Letter: Smith is needed on our City Council
“Among Asheville’s leaders, she has distinguished herself as a brave community representative with the grace of humility and giving and has so often boldly been on target with the city’s needs.”
Letter: Branyon will investigate incentives deal
“Bill will work to investigate how Raytheon Technologies’ subsidiary Pratt & Whitney was approved for almost $100 million dollars in varied tax incentives to build a fossil-fuel-intensive airplane parts plant here.”
Letter: Ullman knows how to build coalitions
“She earned a reputation for building coalitions across broad ranges of interests — including housing, equity, transportation and climate action.”
Letter: Prevent more weapons factories with Branyon
“We need to get rid of the atrocity that is the P&W factory and prevent the county Board of Commissioners from recruiting more weapons factories to Buncombe County.”
Letter: Whitesides offers truly progressive, dedicated leadership
“Al has lived his life as a role model the way his parents raised him, by humbly and positively leading our community.”
Letter: Time to send Cawthorn home
“I hope that all of us have had enough of his self-serving actions and will join me in saying, ‘Not on my watch’ and vote the bum out and back to obscurity.”
Letter: Impressed with Mayfield’s leadership
“Her leadership on the I-26 committee was instrumental in making significant improvements over DOT’s original design of the project.”
Letter: Branyon will stand up for our county
“He will stand up for our county against powerful influences like those who think they know better than their constituents. “
Letter: Ullman offers leadership on environmental issues
“Maggie Ullman Berthiaume is the only City Council candidate with environmental or climate credentials, and she has two qualities we need: 1) leadership on environmental issues and 2) a proven ability to work with the city.”
Letter: Keep progressive momentum with Branyon
“Mr. Branyon will also try to make Buncombe’s economy humane with a $17.30 minimum wage, rent controls, a permanent freeze on middle- and lower-class residential property taxes, a referendum on how much more development we want and protection of our remaining forests, such as Big Ivy.”
Letter: Ullman offers qualifications and experience
“In my years as a reporter, a Council member and a city voter, I’ve not seen a more qualified and experienced entrant to the Asheville political scene.”
Letter: Beasley is a sincere and discerning leader
“She has been a public defender, a District Court judge, the first African American woman to lead the N.C. Supreme Court and the only candidate who has won statewide in North Carolina — twice.”