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Ashton Clemmons

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Ashton Clemmons
Deputy Minority Leader of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2023 – August 5, 2024
LeaderRobert Reives
Preceded byGale Adcock
Succeeded byCynthia Ball
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
January 1, 2019 – August 5, 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTracy Clark
Personal details
Born (1983-09-02) September 2, 1983 (age 41)
Alamance County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBryan
Children3
Education
OccupationEducation consultant
WebsiteCampaign website

Ashton Wheeler Clemmons (born September 2, 1983) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Clemmons represented the 57th district (including constituents in north-central Guilford County) from 2019 to 2024.[1] She also served as the Deputy Minority Leader from 2023 to 2024.

Education and career

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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.

Clemmons resigned from the North Carolina House in August 2024 in order to take a position in the University of North Carolina system.[4]

Committee assignments

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[5]

2023-2024 session

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

2021-2022 session

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

2019-2020 session

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

Electoral history

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2022

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North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2022[6]
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

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North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2020[7]
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

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North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2018[8]
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

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  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "North Carolina House Democratic deputy leader Clemmons to resign from Legislature". Associated Press. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ashton Clemmons". Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  6. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 57th district

2019–2024
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
2023–2024
Succeeded by