Rebecca Leigh Strimer

Current office and 2026 campaign

Rebecca Leigh Strimer is an incumbent member of the Asheville City Schools Board of Education, seeking re-election to one of four seats on the six-member nonpartisan board in the November 3, 2026 general election ¹².

Legislative record and accomplishments

Responding to Mountain Xpress's 2026 candidate questionnaire on school funding and sustainability, Strimer said she is "proud to be a member of the board that passed" the new three-year collaborative funding strategy between Buncombe County Schools and Asheville City Schools, citing the value of budget predictability ¹. She described Asheville City Schools' partnership with food-service vendor Chartwells on zero-waste initiatives, including eliminating styrofoam trays, and said she would keep pushing the vendor to reduce waste further ¹. On transportation, she highlighted the district's pre-K, late-bus, and summer busing services and a newly approved fuel-efficient 15-passenger vehicle ¹. She said climate education is increasingly important "as national trends [move] away from the reality of climate science" ¹. On teacher morale, she pointed to a "Meet, confer, collaborate" process that brings ACS educators and administrators together monthly ¹.

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