About Esther MAnheimer
- Esther Manheimer was born in North Carolina in 1971.
- Esther Manheimer graduated from Asheville High School and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and has her Juris Doctorate and a Masters of Public Administration. She is married to Mark Harris and they have three boys in Asheville public schools.
- Esther was the top vote-getter in her 2009 campaign for Asheville City Council. Esther is Vice-Mayor, an honor and duty bestowed by her fellow City Council members.
- Esther joined The Van Winkle Law Firm in 2002. She focuses on commercial litigation specifically in the areas of land litigation and creditors' rights. She spent her first four years after law school as an attorney for the North Carolina General Assembly serving a number of committees as committee counsel. From those were the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Judiciary and Utilities Committees. She was also apart of a number of special legislative committees including Utility Deregulation and Legislative Redistricting.
- Esther and her husband, Mark, have three children: Levi, Greyson, and Asa. In her spare time, Esther enjoys spending time with family and friends, and attending Tabata classes at the YMCA with her sister.
- Her Favorite Food is Huevos Rancheros from Over Easy
- Her Favorite Artists are her mom, Caroline Manheimer, Kora Manheimer, and sisiter
- Her Favorite Music is Bluegrass
- Her Favorite Book is Manchild in the Promise Land by Claude Brown
Esther manheimer Strengths over the others
- Esther shows strategic leadership, creating strong partnerships with employers who pay good wages and make long-term commitments to our community, including the Linamar Corporation and New Belgium Brewing Co.
- Esther realizes that our economic vitality and our essential services such as public safety are key to maintaining and improving the quality of life for area residents and visitors.
- Esther has enabled us to meet basic needs through three budget cycles without raising taxes, despite the economic downturn.
- Esther is all for affordable housing. She helped develop long-term plans and made hard decisions about where to locate new housing.
- Esther supports controlled growth, and pushed for form-based code that will protect the character of our neighborhoods and business districts even as we grow to create more opportunities for residents to live, work, and raise families.
Why you vote for Esther Manheimer
Esther has distinguished herself as a leader.
Esther demonstrates sound judgment.
Esther is an effective advocate and policymaker.
Esther approaches civic responsibilities with intelligence and fairness.
Esther is deeply committed to our community.
Esther demonstrates sound judgment.
Esther is an effective advocate and policymaker.
Esther approaches civic responsibilities with intelligence and fairness.
Esther is deeply committed to our community.
Elect Esther Manheimer for Mayor
Vote October 8 and November 5
Vote October 8 and November 5