Matthew Clements

Matthew Clements is the Libertarian candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 56, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces incumbent Democrat Allen Buansi.[1][2] He works as an information technology professional and has run for office before as a Libertarian and as a nonpartisan.[2]

Clements graduated from John T. Hoggard High School and, according to Ballotpedia, earned an associate degree from the University of North Carolina in 1995.[2] His career experience includes working as an information technology professional.[2]

Clements was the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina House District 56 in 2018, when incumbent Democrat Verla Insko won the general election and Clements received 2.5 percent of the vote.[2] In 2019 he ran as a nonpartisan candidate for Carrboro Town Council, finishing fifth in a race for three seats with 2.8 percent of the vote.[2] In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey, Clements said he is running because of concerns about corruption in politics, government picking winners and losers, and constituent services.[3] He said he would vote to abolish and privatize the North Carolina ABC Commission and would support full repeal of the state's certificate of need laws.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.