JULIE MAYFIELD

I love Buncombe County…

And it is my incredible honor to serve as your Senator for North Carolina’s 49th District. Since first being elected in 2020, I have been an outspoken proponent of reproductive healthcare, LGBTQ+ rights, the environment, clean renewable energy, expanding housing, gun control, the health of our community, local government control, and protecting vulnerable people. My focus is on putting people and our environment first.

At times, this has required taking on a Goliath. Currently, I am leading a community coalition to stop the decline in the quality of our healthcare in WNC due to HCA’s ownership of Mission Health. As co-director of the regional conservation nonprofit MountainTrue, I helped lead the movement to shut down Duke Energy’s coal-fired power plant on Lake Julian and clean up their coal ash pits. Often, the work is more about connecting people and finding common ground. I’ve worked with local communities to protect our forests and rivers and to make our region healthier and more sustainable. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to work on these same issues with my colleagues in Raleigh.

We face difficult challenges – specifically when it comes to protecting our communities and environment, enabling people to live healthy lives, ensuring elections are fair and free, and ensuring no one is left behind. We also need more flexibility to address our specific local challenges than Raleigh currently allows. As your Senator for North Carolina’s 49th District, I am putting my vision, values, experience and know-how to work to make a better Buncombe for all.