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Lindsey Prather’s Record: Leaving Buncombe County Taxpayers to Foot the Bill
- NC House Republicans Press
- Aug 7
- 2 min read
Buncombe County families are already stretched thin by inflation, housing costs, and everyday expenses. The last thing they need is a legislator who consistently votes to pile on more taxes. Yet that is exactly what Rep. Lindsey Prather’s record shows. A simple look at her recent votes and bills paints a clear picture: higher income taxes, no limits on how high those taxes can go, no caps on property taxes, and more frequent revaluations that hit homeowners harder. In short, her approach leaves Buncombe County taxpayers paying the bill.
The $5 Billion Income Tax Increase
Prather sponsored House Bill 1073. This legislation would have imposed a massive $5 billion income tax increase on North Carolinians. Supporting a tax hike of that scale is not fiscal responsibility—it is a direct transfer of more money from working families to Raleigh.
No Cap on Income Taxes
She also voted against measures that would have placed meaningful limits on income tax rates (House Roll Call Vote No. 663). Without a hard cap, future legislatures—and activists who want ever-larger government—have a freer hand to keep raising rates. Taxpayers deserve predictability, not an open-ended invitation for higher tax bills.
No Cap on Property Taxes
On property taxes, the pattern continues. Prather voted against protections that would have capped how high local property tax rates can climb (House Roll Call Vote No. 661). Property taxes are already a major burden for homeowners and small businesses in Buncombe County. Removing or opposing limits only increases the risk that those bills will keep rising.
More Frequent Property Tax Revaluations
She sponsored House Bill 1181, which would allow more frequent property tax revaluations. More frequent reassessments often mean higher valuations—and higher tax bills—especially in growing areas like Asheville and surrounding communities. For families on fixed incomes or young people trying to buy their first home, this is not abstract policy. It is money out of their pockets.
The Bottom Line for Buncombe County
Taken together, these positions add up to a clear message: if Lindsey Prather has her way, Buncombe County families will pay more. Higher state income taxes, unconstrained local property taxes, and accelerated revaluations all point in the same direction—bigger government funded by bigger tax bills. North Carolinians have spent years working to keep taxes competitive and government accountable. Votes and bills that reverse that progress do not serve the people of District 115. Taxpayers deserve representatives who fight to keep more money in their own wallets, not ones whose record leaves them “paying the bill.”
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