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Wake County, NC ballot

Matthew Kordon

Libertarian Party

NC House of Representatives District 11 · Wake County, North Carolina · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Allison A. Dahle (Democratic Party)

Matthew Kordon is the Libertarian nominee for NC House District 11, a software engineer making his second run for the seat after winning under 3% of the vote in 2024. His platform combines lower spending and gun-rights positions with support for expanded abortion access and marijuana legalization.

What this office decides

A North Carolina state representative helps write the state budget and tax code and votes on laws covering public schools and vouchers, Medicaid, abortion, guns, policing, elections, and energy. With three-fifths majorities in both chambers, the General Assembly can override the governor's veto and put constitutional amendments on the ballot without the governor. One of 120 House members, elected every two years.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No endorsement or criticism of Kordon by Trump found; Kordon himself compared opponent Philip Hensley's conduct to Trump's. source

Who they are

Matthew Kordon is a software engineer and the Libertarian nominee for NC House District 11 in 2026; he holds a UNC Wilmington computer-science degree (2019) and lives in Cary (Libertarian Party). This is a rematch: he won 2.89% of the vote in 2024, which Dahle won with 64.65% (Ballotpedia via search).

Positions

  • Taxes & spending: Opposes most government spending and welfare beyond basic need, favoring tax relief over program funding (IndyWeek questionnaire).
  • Schools: Opposes the recent Opportunity Scholarship expansion as "a massive slush fund" (IndyWeek questionnaire).
  • Personal freedom: Supports expanding legal abortion access to 16 weeks and eliminating the incest exception (IndyWeek questionnaire); holds an NORML "A-" for backing marijuana legalization (NORML).
  • Voting rules: Supports independent redistricting and instant-runoff ranked voting (campaign site).
  • Health care: Wants to "privatize" health care and cut its funding (IndyWeek questionnaire).
  • Gun policy: Opposes background checks and weapon bans; proposes a one-time safety-training license with ownership from age 14 (same source).

Record

No prior office; ran for the same seat in 2024 (Ballotpedia via search).

Money

No detailed fundraising figures found; a direct query to TransparencyUSA was blocked.

Recent news

  • 2026: "Environmental Stewardship" plank unanimously approved at the state Libertarian convention (Libertarian Party via search).
  • 2026: Answered IndyWeek's District 11 questionnaire on taxes, guns, abortion, health care, and education (IndyWeek).
  • Undated: Likened opponent Philip Hensley's conduct to Donald Trump's (LPNC).

What we couldn't find

  • An immigration or detailed energy position.
  • Detailed campaign finance figures.
  • Any Trump statement about Kordon himself.
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