Jeffrey Burroughs (Asheville City Council, North Carolina, candidate 2026)

Jeffrey Burroughs

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Asheville City Council

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2026

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Jeffrey Burroughs ran for election to the Asheville City Council in North Carolina. Burroughs was on the ballot in the primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Burroughs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jeffrey Burroughs provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on January 19, 2026:

• Campaign website
• Campaign Facebook

Elections

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Asheville City Council (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Asheville City Council on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Drew Ball (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Maggie Ullman Berthiaume (Nonpartisan)
		Jeffrey Burroughs (Nonpartisan)
		Scott Burroughs (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	R. Blake Butler (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Tiffany DeBellott (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Dan Ferrell (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Angel Gonzales (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Nina Ireland (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Shaunda Jackson (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Tyler Ladd (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Jess Young McLean (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	David Moritz (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	S. Antanette Mosley (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Bobby Smith (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Sheneika E. Smith (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	CJ Snyder (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Kyle Turner (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Jared Wheatley (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Keith Young (Nonpartisan)

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Jeffrey Burroughs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burroughs' responses.

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Practical leadership grounded in real experience.I bring hands-on experience working at the intersection of disaster recovery, housing, small business, and economic resilience. I currently serve as Chair of Asheville’s Economy Recovery Board and have worked directly with property owners, displaced businesses, nonprofit partners, and government agencies during Hurricane Helene recovery. I am not running on ideology. My lived experience informs my values: collaboration, accountability, and outcomes.
• Housing and recovery that keep Asheville livable. Asheville’s future depends on addressing housing affordability, disaster recovery, and infrastructure.. We need affordable, deeply affordable, and workforce housing that matches local incomes, paired with climate-forward planning that reduces future risk. I support expanding housing supply at multiple levels, preserving existing affordable housing, and preventing displacement so the people who make Asheville work can afford to stay. Growth and recovery should strengthen neighborhoods, not overwhelm them or push residents out.
• A city that works for people, not just systems. I believe Asheville works best when government is transparent, fiscally responsible, and responsive to residents. That means engaging communities early in decision-making, aligning spending with real outcomes, and investing upfront to prevent higher costs later. From infrastructure reliability to small business stability to arts and culture, I believe the city should serve the people who live and work here, not just maintain systems for their own sake. Progress requires listening, collaboration, and follow-through.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about housing affordability, disaster recovery, small business stability, and climate-forward planning. These issues are connected, and I have seen how decisions in one area affect the others. I am focused on affordable, deeply affordable, and workforce housing so people who work in Asheville can afford to stay. I care deeply about recovery after Hurricane Helene and rebuilding in ways that reduce future risk. As an artist and small business owner, I am also committed to supporting Asheville’s creative economy. I believe public policy should be practical, data-informed, and focused on real outcomes for the people that live and work here.

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