ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Jamie Ager has chosen 23 members to join his transition committee as the congressman-elect prepares to take office, representing North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.
In a press release Monday, Ager’s campaign said the bipartisan team consists of “respected community members” from each of western North Carolina’s 16 counties and the Qualla Boundary.
“These leaders know their communities and they know how to get stuff done,” Ager said in the release. “With their guidance, we’re going to listen to all 16 counties in Western North Carolina to ensure this region’s priorities are represented in Washington, DC.”
The 23 members are:
- Jesse Pope (Avery County), CEO of Grandfather Mountain
- Antanette Mosley (Buncombe County), Asheville City Council
- Terri Wells (Buncombe County), Buncombe County Commission
- Nathan Ramsey (Buncombe County), president of Land of Sky Regional Council
- Tim Radford (Cherokee County), mayor of Murphy
- Bass Hyatt (Clay County), farmer
- Mark Buchanan (Clay County), sheriff
- Dirk Cody (Graham County), North Carolina Board of Transportation
- Zeb Smathers (Haywood County), Canton mayor
- Chuck McGrady (Henderson County), former state representative
- Eric Gash (Henderson County), pastor
- Kim Poteet (Jackson), clerk of Superior Court
- Ronnie Beale (Macon County), Macon County Commission
- Mark Cody (Madison County), clerk of Superior Court
- Alan Wyatt (Madison County), Madison County Commission
- Susan Elliott (McDowell County), community leader and small business owner
- Bill Slagle (Mitchell County), executive director of Mitchell County Economic Development Commission
- Drey Phillips (Mitchell County), business development
- Tangie Morgan (Polk County), mayor of Saluda
- Chief Michell Hicks (Qualla Boundary), principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
- Afton Darnell (Swain County), farmer
- David Whitmire (Transylvania County), business owner
- John Robinson (Yancey County), clerk of Superior Courts
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Democrat Jamie Ager defeated Republican Jennifer Balkcom in the race to represent North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. According to state election results, Ager received 195,637 votes, while Balkcom received 141,427.
This will be Ager’s first time holding a political position in North Carolina. The fourth-generation farmer is the co-owner and CEO of Hickory Nut Gap Farm, a meat company and farm in Fairview…