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Contacts for US Senate, US House of Representatives, NC State Senate, NC State House of Representatives, Buncombe County Commissioners, and Asheville City Council.

United States Senate – North Carolina representation

Senator Richard Burr (Rep)
Washington, DC
217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3154
Fax: (202) 228-2981

Asheville Office:
Federal Building
151 Patton Avenue, Suite 204
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 350-2437
Fax: (828) 350-2439

Website: http://burr.senate.gov/

Senator Elizabeth Dole (Rep)
Washington, DC
555 Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202.224.6342
Fax: 202.224.1100

Western Office:
401 North Main Street
Suite 200
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Ph: 828.698.3747
Fax: 828.698.1267

Website: http://dole.senate.gov/

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United States House of Representatives – Buncombe County representation

Representative Heath Shuler (Dem)
11th Congressional District of North Carolina
Washington, DC
512 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone:(202) 225-6401

Western North Carolina Office:
356 Biltmore Ave. Suite 400
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone:(828)252-1651
Fax: 828-252-8734

Website: http://shuler.house.gov/

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North Carolina Senate – 2008 Buncombe County representation

Senator Tom Apodaca (Rep)
District: 48 Counties Represented: Buncombe, Henderson, Polk
Office: 300 N. Salisbury Street, Rm. 1127, Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5745
Email: Toma@ncleg.net
Terms in Senate: 3 (0 in House)
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Local Address: 214 North King Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone: (828) 696-0574
Committees: Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety; Appropriations/Base Budget; Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Education/Public Instruction; Finance; Information Technology; Joint Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Management Recovery; Judiciary ll (Criminal); Rules and Operations of the Senate; Select Committee on Employee Hospital and Medical Benefits; State & Local Government

Senator Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. (Dem)
District: 49 Counties Represented: Buncombe
Office: 300 N. Salisbury Street, Rm. 300-B, Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Phone: (919) 715-3001
Email: martinn@ncleg.net
Terms in Senate: +2 (+11 in House)
Occupation: Attorney
Local Address: 29 N. Market Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 252-0490
Committees: Appropriations on Education/Public Instruction; Appropriations/Base Budget; Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Education/Public Instruction; Finance; Health Care; Joint Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Management Recovery (Chair); Judiciary l (Civil) (Chair);
Mental Health/Youth Services (Vice-Chair); Pensions, Retirement & Aging; Rules and Operations of the Senate; Select Committee on Government and Election Reform

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North Carolina House of Representatives – 2008 Buncombe County representation

Representative Susan Fisher (Dem)
District: 114 Counties Represented: Buncombe
Office: 300 N. Salisbury Street, Rm. 420, Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Phone: 919-715-2013
Fax: 919-733-3113
Email: Susanf@ncleg.net
Terms in House: 2.5 (0 in Senate)
Occupation: Legislator
Local Address: 7 Maple Ridge Lane, Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: 828-258-5355
Committees: Appropriations; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Vice-Chair); Children, Youth and Families; Education; Education Subcommittee on Pre-School, Elementary and Secondary Education (Chair); Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform; Energy and Energy Efficiency; House Select Committee on the Legal Aspects of Using Lottery Proceeds for Charter School Funding; Judiciary III; Local Government II

Representative Bruce Goforth (Dem)
District: 115 Counties Represented: Buncombe
Office: 300 N. Salisbury Street, Rm. 1220, Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
Phone: 919-733-5746
Email: Bruceg@ncleg.net
Terms in House: 3 (0 in Senate)
Occupation: General Contractor
Local Address: 137 Stonecrest Dr., Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-298-6237
Committees: Appropriations; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Chair); Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Education; Education Subcommittee on Community Colleges; Health; House Select Committee on Municipal Annexation (chair); House Select Committee on Sex Offender Issues Insurance (Chair); Insurance (Chair); Ways and Means

Representative Charles C. Thomas (Rep)
District: 116 Counties Represented: Buncombe
Office: 300 N. Salisbury Street, Rm. 418C, Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Phone: 919-715-3012
Email: Charlest@ncleg.net
Terms in House: 1 (0 in Senate)
Occupation: Financial Advisor
Local Address: 3 Trotter Circle, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-681-5516
Committees: Aging; Appropriations; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Education;Education Subcommittee on Universities; Energy and Energy Efficiency; Health; Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs; House Select Committee on Licensing Midwives; House Select Committee on the Legal Aspects of Using Lottery Proceeds for Charter School Funding; Wildlife Resources

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Buncombe County Commissioners

Nathan Ramsey, Chairman
Phone: (828) 628-1643
Cell: (828) 768-3216
Fax: (828) 255-5535
Email: nathan.ramsey@buncombecounty.org

David Gnatt
Private Business:
82 Church Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 252-2852
Fax: (828) 254-4539
Email: commissioner@davidgantt.com

Bill Stanley
Phone: (828) 250-4007
Fax: (828) 255-5535
Email: bill.stanley@buncombecounty.org

Carol Peterson, Vice Chair
Phone: (828) 250-4005
Fax: (828) 255-5535
Email: carol.peterson@buncombecounty.org

David Young
Private Business:
Fugazy Travel
1550 Hendersonville Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: (828) 274-2555
Fax: (828) 274-4212
Email: davidy@fugazync.com

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Asheville City Council