Matthew Laszacs

Libertarian Party

US House of Representatives District 2 · Wake County, North Carolina · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Eugene F. Douglass (Republican Party), Deborah K. Ross (Democratic Party)

Matthew Laszacs is the Libertarian nominee for NC-02, a first-time congressional candidate who previously lost a 2024 state House race. No 2026-specific federal platform was found; his prior campaign favored deregulating health care, lower taxes, and full cannabis legalization.

What this office decides

A member of the U.S. House votes on federal taxes and spending, health care and immigration law, firearms and criminal justice statutes, and authorization of military action abroad. Representatives also oversee federal agencies and help constituents with federal problems. One of 435 votes, 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 found; Trump has not been reported commenting on this race's Libertarian candidate.

Who they are

Laszacs is the Libertarian nominee for NC-02, not the incumbent (Ballotpedia). Raised in Millington, TN, he moved to NC in 2001, earned a B.S. from NC Wesleyan College (2009), and directs a $70 million business (Ballotpedia). He previously ran as the Libertarian candidate for NC House District 41 in 2024, losing to Democratic incumbent Maria Cervania (Ballotpedia).

Positions

No 2026 congressional campaign website or issue statements were found; positions below are from his 2024 state legislative campaign and may not reflect his current platform.

Health care: Proposed full practice authority for nurse practitioners/pharmacists and repealing NC's Certificate of Need law (IndyWeek).
Taxes & spending / Business & regulation: Campaigned on "keeping taxes low" and lowering regulatory costs for new businesses (Yahoo).
Personal freedom: Supports full cannabis legalization for adults, "no penalties at all, criminal or civil" (NORML).
Immigration, foreign policy, gun policy: No public position found.

Record

Never held elected office; lost the 2024 general election for NC House District 41 (Ballotpedia).

Money

No FEC committee or campaign finance filing located for his 2026 federal candidacy.

What we couldn't find

No 2026-specific campaign website, interviews, or positions on immigration, foreign policy, or guns; no campaign finance data.
No Trump endorsement/criticism found; no qualified NC-02 write-in candidate found (NCSBE list not fully parsed).

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