Wilma M. Sherrill was a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

member of the

North Carolina General Assembly The North Carolina General Assembly is the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Government of North Carolina, State government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the North Carolina Senate, Senate and the North Ca ...

representing the state's one hundred sixteenth House district, including constituents in Buncombe county. She was the main supporter o
NC House Bill 769
A businesswoman from

Asheville, North Carolina Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

, Sherrill concluded serving her sixth term in the state House in 2006. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Asheville. There, she has a Health and Wellness Center named after her.

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