Sheila is a native of Western North Carolina. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother. Sheila is a Christian.

Sheila worked as a teacher with Henderson County Public Schools. She has a background in career technical education, with experience in workforce development and the local industry in Henderson County.

Sheila Franklin is a Fletcher Town Councilmember. She was first elected in 2009 and is serving her fourth term. 

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Supports Parks and Recreation and has served on the Fletcher Town Council for over 14 years. Believes in addressing community needs, drawing from personal experience with an active family and grandchildren in local sports.

Supports community building through Parks and Recreation. 

Believes in "providing underserved communities with basic utilities." Supports enhancing public services such as libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.

Believes in "providing underserved communities with basic utilities." 

- Supports community building through Parks and Recreation. 
- Believes in "providing underserved communities with basic utilities." 

Public Services

Supports voluntary farm preservation and believes in pursuing local business partnerships to enhance agricultural profitability.

- Supports voluntary farm preservation and believes in pursuing local business partnerships to enhance agricultural profitability.

Economy

Believes in rigorous academic courses with transparency between schools, teachers, and parents. Supports prioritizing STEM, Art, and Music alongside academics to develop critical thinking and career skills, enabling students to excel and compete in the job market.

Believes in rigorous academic courses with transparency between schools, teachers, and parents, and supports prioritizing STEM, Art, and Music alongside academics to develop critical thinking and career skills, enabling students to excel and compete in the job market.

Believes students perform better when their basic needs are met and supports free meals in schools. Said, "students don’t care about how much you know until they know how much you care."

Believes in school choice to accommodate diverse learning styles and support each family's needs.

Believes in school choice to accommodate different learning styles.

Believes in investing heavily in schools and working closely with educators to meet district needs. Plans to take this responsibility seriously as a commissioner.

Believes in investing heavily in schools and working closely with educators to meet district needs. 

- Believes in rigorous academic courses with transparency between schools, teachers, and parents, and supports prioritizing STEM, Art, and Music alongside academics to develop critical thinking and career skills, enabling students to excel and compete in the job market.
- Supports free meals in schools. 
- Believes in school choice to accommodate different learning styles.
- Believes in investing heavily in schools and working closely with educators to meet district needs. 

Education

Believes public safety personnel deserve "full respect and support" for their service. Supports providing competitive wages and adequate equipment to ensure they are well taken care of.

Believes public safety personnel deserve "full respect and support" for their service, and supports providing competitive wages and adequate equipment to ensure they are well taken care of.

Believes in ensuring safety at work, shopping, schools, and homes. Supports making schools "the safest they can be" to protect children.

Believes in ensuring safety at work, shopping, schools, and homes, and supports making schools "the safest they can be" to protect children.

- Believes public safety personnel deserve "full respect and support" for their service, and supports providing competitive wages and adequate equipment to ensure they are well taken care of.
- Believes in ensuring safety at work, shopping, schools, and homes, and supports making schools "the safest they can be" to protect children.

Public Safety

Believes in balancing area growth with housing for workers and sustaining local food supply. Supports zoning to control sprawl while respecting private property rights.

Believes in balancing area growth with housing for workers and sustaining local food supply, and supports zoning while respecting private property rights.

Supports "Long Range Comprehensive Planning with responsible zoning" for Housing & Urban Development.

Supports "Long Range Comprehensive Planning with responsible zoning."

Believes in providing "real" affordable housing for Henderson County's labor force. Supports policies addressing affordable housing, homelessness, property taxes, permitting, zoning, and development.

Believes in providing "real" affordable housing for Henderson County's labor force. 

- Believes in balancing area growth with housing for workers and sustaining local food supply, and supports zoning while respecting private property rights.
- Supports "Long Range Comprehensive Planning with responsible zoning."
- Believes in providing "real" affordable housing for Henderson County's labor force. 

Housing & Urban Development

As of June 14, 2024, Sheila Franklin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Sheila Franklin

Sheila Franklin is a native of Western North Carolina and a resident of Henderson County. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother, affectionately known as Mimi. Sheila is a Christian, although specific details about the church she attends are not provided. Information about where she attended school is not available based on the provided information.

Sheila worked as a teacher with Henderson County Public Schools. She has a background in Career Technical Education, with experience in workforce development and the local industry in Henderson County.

Sheila Franklin currently served on the Fletcher Town Council. She was first elected in 2009 and is serving her fourth term. 

The candidate's website says, "Sheila attends Grand-Opening of Pickleball at Bill Moore Park in Fletcher!"

Believes education is central to her identity and plans to share her views on supporting student learning in Henderson County.

- Believes in rigorous academic courses with transparency between schools, teachers, and parents. Supports prioritizing STEM, Art, and Music alongside academics to develop critical thinking and career skills, enabling students to excel and compete in the job market.
- Supports free meals in schools. 
- Believes in school choice to accommodate different learning styles.
- Believes in investing heavily in schools and working closely with educators to meet district needs. 

Supports all public safety sectors, including law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, and Rescue.

Supports safety within communities and backs all first responders in law enforcement, fire, and medical services.

- Believes public safety personnel deserve "full respect and support" for their service. Supports providing competitive wages and adequate equipment to ensure they are well taken care of.
- Believes in ensuring safety at work, shopping, schools, and homes. Supports making schools "the safest they can be" to protect children.

Believes in balancing area growth with housing for workers and sustaining local food supply. Supports zoning while respecting private property rights.

- Believes in balancing area growth with housing for workers and sustaining local food supply. Supports zoning while respecting private property rights.
- Supports "Long Range Comprehensive Planning with responsible zoning."
- Believes in providing "real" affordable housing for Henderson County's labor force. 

Sheila Franklin has served on the Fletcher Town Council for over 14 years and has been a teacher with Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS). She has also been a member of the Partnership for Economic Development Board, the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee, and the Metropolitan Sewerage District (MSD). With a background in Career Technical Education, she has experience in workforce development and the local industry in Henderson County.

Sheila Franklin has served on the Fletcher Town Council for over 14 years. She has been a member of the Partnership for Economic Development Board, the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee, and the Metropolitan Sewerage District (MSD). She is now running for the position of District 2 Henderson County Commissioner.

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