Ashton Clemmons
Deputy Minority Leader of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
LeaderRobert Reives
Preceded byGale Adcock
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 57th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
Born (1983-09-02) September 2, 1983
Alamance County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBryan
Children3
ResidenceGreensboro, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (PhD)
Occupationeducation consultant
Websitehttps://www.clemmonsfornc.org

Ashton Wheeler Clemmons (born September 2, 1983) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Clemmons has represented the 57th district (including constituents in north-central Guilford County) since 2019.[1]She has also served as the Deputy Minority Leader since 2023.

Education and career

Clemmons was born in Alamance County, North Carolina.[2] She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her master's in school leadership from Harvard University, and her doctorate of education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[2] She has worked as a school principal in Rockingham and Guilford counties and as assistant superintendent of the Thomasville City Schools.[2] She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.[2]

Clemmons won the election on November 6, 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured sixty-eight percent of the vote while her closest rival Republican Troy Lawson secured thirty-three percent.[3] She was re-elected in 2020 and 2022. At the start of the 2023-2024 Session, Clemmons was selected to be the Deputy Minority Leader.

Committee assignments

[4]

2023-2024 session

  • Commerce
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Education - K-12
  • Finance
  • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2021-2022 session

  • Commerce
  • Education - Community Colleges
  • Education - K-12
  • Finance
  • Marine Resources and Aqua Culture

2019-2020 session

  • Commerce
  • Education - K-12
  • Education - Universities
  • Finance

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ashton Clemmons (incumbent) 20,186 55.07%
Republican Michelle C. Bardsley 16,467 44.93%
Total votes 36,653 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ashton Clemmons (incumbent) 31,138 68.34%
Republican Chris Meadows 14,427 31.66%
Total votes 45,565 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ashton Clemmons 22,443 67.57%
Republican Troy Lawson 10,773 32.43%
Total votes 33,216 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "MEET ASHTON". clemmons4nc. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ashton Clemmons". Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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