Transylvania County

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Supports cultural and recreational opportunities within the community.

- Supports cultural and recreational opportunities within the community.

Public Services

Wants to preserve the environment to promote tourism and small businesses.

- Wants to preserve the environment to promote tourism and small businesses.

Economy

Supports educational opportunities for students.

- Supports educational opportunities for students.

Education

As of May 11, 2025, Larry L. Chapman did not have a website or any information online.

Public Safety

Said, "As a Commissioner it is always important to try to balance the need for growth and economic development while maintaining our small town appeal."

- Said, "As a Commissioner it is always important to try to balance the need for growth and economic development while maintaining our small town appeal."

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Larry L. Chapman

The Transylvania Times, Bryan O'Neill appointed to Board of Education

Wants to ensure internet access is available.

- Wants to ensure internet access is available.

Wants to encourage new industries to the area.

Wants to develop land devoted for new businesses.

Wants to support those who drive the economy and tourists.

- Wants to encourage new industries to the area.
- Wants to develop land devoted for new businesses.
- Wants to support those who drive the economy and tourists.

Supports issuing school bonds to improve K-12 facilities, replacing the courthouse, and ensuring Blue Ridge Community College remains in the county. Plans to foster cooperation between cities and communities for educational opportunities.

Plans to ensure school bonds that were approved by voters over 5 years ago are issued. 

Believes Blue Ridge Community College's potential move would harm vocational training and college credit programs for high school students.

Opposes the possibility of Blue Ridge Community College leaving the county saying that would harm vocational training and prevent students from taking courses to receive college credit while in high school.   

- Plans to ensure school bonds that were approved by voters over 5 years ago are issued. 
- Opposes the possibility of Blue Ridge Community College leaving the county saying that would harm vocational training and prevent students from taking courses to receive college credit while in high school.   

Wants to establish affordable workforce housing.

- Wants to establish affordable workforce housing.

Believes county leaders have failed to address aging infrastructure and crumbling public buildings. Plans to be the change needed to improve transportation and infrastructure.

Wants to address infrastructure concerns he believes prior county leaders did not. 

Wants to renovate the current courthouse.

- Wants to address infrastructure concerns he believes prior county leaders did not. 
- Wants to renovate the current courthouse.

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Bryan O'Neill

Transylvania County, Jason Chappell

Wants to continue advocating for a limited conservative government, saying, " I believe less government is better government."

Wants to continuously advocate for decreasing "excessive regulations to allow our County to be able to reach its potential."

- Wants to continue advocating for a limited conservative government, saying, " I believe less government is better government."
- Wants to continuously advocate for decreasing "excessive regulations to allow our County to be able to reach its potential."

As of May 11, 2025, Jason Robert Chappell did not have a website or any information online.

Wants to continue ensuring support is provided support for county education.

- Wants to continue ensuring support is provided support for county education.

Jason Robert Chappell

As of May 11, 2025, Joe Smith’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Joe Smith

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Believes connection to community is vital for families with adoptive or foster children. Supports building deep community roots through service and collaboration to create a stronger, more vibrant Transylvania County.

Believes connection to the community is vital for families that have adopted or foster children. 

Plans to focus on ensuring access to quality healthcare and mental health support, especially for youth.

- Believes connection to the community is vital for families that have adopted or foster children. 
- Plans to focus on ensuring access to quality healthcare and mental health support, especially for youth.
- Plans to prioritize childcare access.

Plans to develop partnerships with "ALL stakeholders..." to promote economic growth and supply well-paying jobs.

- Plans to develop partnerships with "ALL stakeholders..." to promote economic growth and supply well-paying jobs.

Supports prioritizing schools, affordable housing, and access to quality healthcare with robust mental health support, believing a strong community starts with a solid foundation for everyone.

As of May 11, 2025, Rik Emaus’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to prioritize measures for affordable housing. 

- Plans to prioritize measures for affordable housing. 

Rik Emaus

Transylavania County, Teresa McCall Commissioner

Promises to uphold "conservative fiscal oversight..."

- Promises to uphold "conservative fiscal oversight..."

As of May 11, 2025, Teresa K. McCall did not have a website or any information online.

Supports safeguarding "personal property rights, freedoms and individual liberties..."

- Supports safeguarding "personal property rights, freedoms and individual liberties..."

Teresa K. McCall

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
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- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.