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Sheneika E. Smith earned her bachelor's degree in mass communication from Winston-Salem State University. 

Sheneika currently works as the president of Date My City, an initiative encouraging more diversity and minority inclusion in downtown Asheville. She previously worked  as a community development coordinator for Green Opportunities, a behavioral health specialist for A Caring Alternative, LLC, and a mental health technician for Keys of Carolina.

Sheneika is currently a member of the Asheville City Council. She was elected to the council in 2017 and re-elected in 2022, and is serving her second term. She was appointed Vice Mayor in 2020.

Sheneika Smith - The City of Asheville

Sheneika currently serves as a member of Asheville City Council. She was first elected in 2017, and is serving her second term.

For Candidate Sheneika E. Smith on Issue economy: Supports a fair and just distribution of occupancy tax funds to benefit community members and address infrastructure needs.

 Supports a fair and just distribution of occupancy tax funds to benefit community members and address infrastructure needs.

-  Supports a fair and just distribution of occupancy tax funds to benefit community members and address infrastructure needs.

Economy

Supports making policy decisions that center vulnerable groups and prioritizes equity and inclusion in community development.

Believes in proactive development of public-private funding strategies for reparations and emphasizes the need for comprehensive analysis of entities that benefited from economic disenfranchisement of the Black community.

Believes in developing public-private funding for reparations and identifying entities that benefited from disenfranchising the Black community.

- Supports making policy decisions that center vulnerable groups and prioritizes equity and inclusion in community development.
- Believes in developing public-private funding for reparations and identifying entities that benefited from disenfranchising the Black community.

Public Services

Supports creating multiple affordable housing options through Purpose Built Housing Development to promote upward mobility and integrate equity into policy.

Supports creating multiple affordable housing options through Purpose Built Housing Development.

- Supports creating multiple affordable housing options through Purpose Built Housing Development.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports stronger community support networks and strategies to reduce reliance on traditional law enforcement for behavioral and mental health crises and quality of life concerns.

Supports stronger community support networks and strategies for behavioral and mental health crises and quality of life concerns.

Supports customizing hiring profiles and forming co-responder teams within law enforcement to address complex societal issues, emphasizing police-mental health collaboration to improve community responses and reduce adverse outcomes.

Supports customizing hiring profiles and forming co-responder teams within law enforcement to improve community responses and reduce adverse outcomes.

- Supports stronger community support networks and strategies for behavioral and mental health crises and quality of life concerns.
- Supports customizing hiring profiles and forming co-responder teams within law enforcement to improve community responses and reduce adverse outcomes.

Public Safety

As of January 2, 2026, Sheneika E. Smith did not have a website or any information online.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports proactive updates to the Emergency Operations Plan to prioritize communities of color and create Resilience HUBs for disaster preparedness and response.

- Supports proactive updates to the Emergency Operations Plan to prioritize communities of color and create Resilience HUBs for disaster preparedness and response.

Energy & the Environment

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2022 Election: Updates on primary day voting for Asheville area

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