Title: Macon County Commissioner, District 1 · Republican Current term ends: December 2026 Next voter decision: Nov 3, 2026: District 1 seat on the ballot (field per Ballotpedia) · Election 2026
Surveillance record
Shearl made the July 14, 2026 motion that ended Macon County’s Flock contract 5 to 0, framing it as a Fourth Amendment question: “I don’t want a hunch. I want the truth.” To the Flock representative sent to defend the product: “I don’t mean any disrespect, but you are like a car salesman.” (NC Local, July 30, 2026 · Smoky Mountain News · Macon County · WNC and NC)
He is, as far as this record shows, the first sitting commissioner in Western North Carolina to put a motion against plate readers on the floor and win it.
The question for him
Will he carry the same motion to the four school cameras still in limbo, and will he say on the campaign trail what he said on the dais?
Region: Macon County · Last updated: Aug 22, 2026