WNC Sierra Club Group - Candidate Endorsements

2026 Sierra Club Endorsements

Below are our endorsements for 2026:

Federal elections

  • Roy Cooper – U.S. Senate
  • Jamie Ager – U.S. House District 11 

State elections

  • Anita Earls – North Carolina Supreme Court
  • John Arrowood, Toby Hampson, Christine Walczyk – North Carolina Court of Appeals
  • Julie Mayfield – NC State Senate District 49
  • Eric Ager – NC House District 114
  • Lindsey Prather – NC House District 115
  • Brian Turner – NC House District 116
  • Mark Burrows – NC House District 119

County and local elections

  • Anna Stearns – District 1, Buncombe County Commission
  • Lonnie Israel – District 2, Buncombe County Commission 
  • Al Whitesides – District 3, Buncombe County Commission
  • Esther Manheimer – Asheville Mayor
  • Maggie Ullman Berthiaume, Drew Ball, Antanette Mosley – Asheville City Council
  • Anthony Cole, Sara Nichols – Soil & Water Conservation Supervisors

Amendments and bond issues

  • Vote "YES" on the Buncombe County Open Space Bond
  • Vote "YES" on the Buncombe County Housing Bond
  • Vote "NO" on the three NC state constitutional amendments