Anna V. Stearns has a degree from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and University of North Carolina Asheville. She has a law degree from Campbell University School of Law. 

Anna is an attorney and small business owner. She works at a small law firm in Buncombe County as its lead attorney. She previously spent 15 years working as a paralegal at a local law firm, worked for Representative Brian Turner in the North Carolina General Assembly during law school, and served as Chief of Staff and General Counsel to Chief Justice Cheri Beasley at the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Anna is an attorney and small business owner. She previously worked as a paralegal at a local law firm, worked for Representative Brian Turner in the North Carolina General Assembly during law school, and served as chief of staff and general counsel to Chief Justice Cheri Beasley at the North Carolina Supreme Court. 

Anna V. Stearns's campaign for Buncombe County Commissioner, District 1 is her first entry into politics.

Anna's campaign for Buncombe County Commissioner, District 1 is her first entry into politics.

As of January 2, 2026, Anna V. Stearns’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Aims to improve coordination between government, nonprofits, and volunteer groups for effective emergency response, investing in resilient infrastructure and comprehensive case management to assist families in need.

Aims to improve coordination between government, nonprofits, and volunteer groups for emergency response.  

Supports expanding access to affordable, high-quality childcare, investing in public schools, and ensuring families have access to healthy food, affordable healthcare, safe parks, and supportive community resources.

Supports expanding access to affordable, high-quality childcare and investing in public schools.

Supports investing in resilient infrastructure and comprehensive case management to assist families in need.

Supports ensuring families have access to healthy food, affordable healthcare, safe parks, and supportive community resources.

- Aims to improve coordination between government, nonprofits, and volunteer groups for emergency response.  
- Supports expanding access to affordable, high-quality childcare and investing in public schools.
- Supports investing in resilient infrastructure and comprehensive case management to assist families in need.
- Supports ensuring families have access to healthy food, affordable healthcare, safe parks, and supportive community resources.

Public Services

Supports increasing access to affordable rental housing and creating pathways to homeownership for working families by modernizing permitting and licensing systems to facilitate faster housing development.

Supports increasing access to affordable rental housing by modernizing permitting and licensing systems to facilitate faster housing development.

- Supports increasing access to affordable rental housing by modernizing permitting and licensing systems to facilitate faster housing development.

Housing & Urban Development

For Candidate Anna V. Stearns on Issue public-safety: Supports fostering trust between law enforcement and communities, and opposes discrimination, intimidation, and fear-based policies.

Supports fostering trust between law enforcement and communities, and opposes discrimination, intimidation, and fear-based policies.

For Candidate Anna V. Stearns on Issue public-safety: Supports investing in mental health crisis response teams to ensure individuals in crisis receive care instead of incarceration.

Supports investing in mental health crisis response teams to ensure individuals in crisis receive care, "not jail."

- Supports fostering trust between law enforcement and communities, and opposes discrimination, intimidation, and fear-based policies.
- Supports investing in mental health crisis response teams to ensure individuals in crisis receive care, "not jail."

Public Safety

Supports building walkable, connected neighborhoods to reduce traffic and pollution, making it easier for people to live near work, school, and daily essentials.

Supports building walkable, connected neighborhoods to reduce traffic and pollution and to make it easier for people to live near work, school, and daily essentials.

- Supports building walkable, connected neighborhoods to reduce traffic and pollution and to make it easier for people to live near work, school, and daily essentials.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports investing in green infrastructure and renewable energy projects to maintain community health and reduce energy bills.

- Supports investing in green infrastructure and renewable energy projects to maintain community health and reduce energy bills.

Energy & the Environment

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Anna V. Stearns

Anna V. Stearns is an attorney and small business owner. She previously worked as a paralegal at a local law firm, worked for Representative Brian Turner in the North Carolina General Assembly during law school, and served as chief of staff and general counsel to Chief Justice Cheri Beasley at the North Carolina Supreme Court. 

Anna is from Buncombe County, North Carolina. She attended AB-Tech, UNC Asheville, and Campbell University School of Law. She has a law degree from Campbell University School of Law. She lives with her children.

Anna is an attorney and small business owner. She works at a local law firm in Buncombe County. She previously served as Chief of Staff and General Counsel to Chief Justice Cheri Beasley at the North Carolina Supreme Court, worked as a paralegal at a local law firm for 15 years, and worked for Representative Brian Turner in the North Carolina General Assembly while in law school.

For Candidate Anna V. Stearns on Issue public-safety: Supports fostering trust between law enforcement and communities, opposing discrimination, intimidation, and fear-based policies.

- 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.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- 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.