Ashton Clemmons

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Ashton Clemmons
Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons.jpg
Deputy Minority Leader of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2023 August 5, 2024
OccupationEducation consultant
Website Campaign 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.

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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.

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

[5]

2023-2024 session

2021-2022 session

2019-2020 session

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2022 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ashton Clemmons (incumbent) 20,186 55.07%
Republican Michelle C. Bardsley16,46744.93%
Total votes36,653 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2020 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ashton Clemmons (incumbent) 31,138 68.34%
Republican Chris Meadows14,42731.66%
Total votes45,565 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2018 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ashton Clemmons 22,443 67.57%
Republican Troy Lawson10,77332.43%
Total votes33,216 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

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References

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  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. "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. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  8. 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