Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy considering run for congress

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy is considering running for congress in the new 10th Congressional District. 

“I have been asked, and I’m not saying no at this time,” said Bellamy, a moderate Democrat who has served on Gov. Bev Perdue’s transportation panel and was tapped by the White House to help measure stimulus funding effectiveness.

Bellamy was recently hired as executive director of the nonprofit ARC of Buncombe County, which assists people with disabilities. The mayor would not say who contacted her, but she said people might be surprised.

A West Asheville resident, Bellamy said her house is within the new 10th District boundaries as drawn by the GOP-controlled state legislature.

Here’s what folks i’ve talked to think: If Bellamy comes out and runs as a Republican, she can win. We shall see.