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Matthew Kordon
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Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Wakefield High School

Personal
Birthplace
Baltimore, Md.
Religion
Freewill Baptist
Profession
Computer programmer
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Matthew Kordon (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 11. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Kordon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Matthew Kordon was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Kordon earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2019. His career experience includes working for both white collar and blue collar organizations, as his own CEO, and as a computer programmer.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 11

Incumbent Allison Dahle defeated Philip Hensley and Matthew Kordon in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 11 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Allison Dahle
Allison Dahle (D)
 
64.7
 
31,688
Image of Philip Hensley
Philip Hensley (R)
 
32.5
 
15,910
Image of Matthew Kordon
Matthew Kordon (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
1,416

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,014
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Allison Dahle advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 11.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Philip Hensley advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 11.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Matthew Kordon advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 11.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kordon in this election.

Pledges

Kordon signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Matthew Kordon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kordon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a youthful, entrepreneurial local, with a passion for all living things and the virtue of liberty. Although Maryland-born, I grew up in North Raleigh. I graduated from Wakefield High in 2015 then attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where I earned a degree in Computer Science with a Concentration in Business. My time there gave me a love for critical thinking. I led a volunteer recycling club in high school and was a National Art Honor Society member. From 2020 to 2022, I traveled repeatedly between Raleigh and Florida and have since lived here in Cary where I am attempting to plant my roots. My Christian faith has been a cornerstone since 2003, and I have been a libertarian since 2013, thanks to the Tea Party movement. In 2018, I founded a game development business that I continuously lead. Although I worked blue-collar jobs beforehand, I am presently the founder of a game development company and a professional at Dell Technologies in Apex. I value knowledge, independence, morality, empathy, and logic. As a result of that mentality, I love hearing activists and residents of my district discuss any subject they wish. I seek to become a wiser legislator in time to take my seat.
  • I desire to return freedom and choice to us adults of North Carolina. I even wish to grant power we have never had before! Ranked-choice voting, for example, would allow citizens to vote with greater nuance, leading to outcomes that better reflect our opinions. I support increasing your "civil liberties," such as allowing all adults to consume alcohol and marijuana. I will return your full right to own firearms and ammunition to be carried in public. Even taboo activities, such as adult pornography and transgender treatment for the consenting, rightfully belong to you. I support shifting some power away from state government and towards local communities.
  • I am the only avid supporter of all forms of education in this race: public schools, charters, religious, microschools, and homeschooling! My education policy links with my policy to reduce overall taxes and spending. We spend most of our budget on education, presenting the best opportunity to reduce badly allocated money to return to taxpayers to improve our economy. I seek to target school therapists, universal job benefits, curricular coordinators, bureaucrats, and corruption. My plan will not deter academic performance as teacher wages will increase to keep up with ongoing competition from nearby states. All of my opponents want to significantly increase education spending (and therefore your taxes also); they are irresponsible.
  • Environmentalism is an urgent matter and a moral responsibility of government due to the rights of humans, plants, and animals. As a society, it is in our best interest to assume climate change is real unless fully and completely debunked, and until then, we must act to preserve our Earth with great caution! Environmental policies exist on a spectrum, and my innovative solutions are at the center between the extremeness of the Democrats and the inaction of the Republicans. This is far from the only subject in which my view is centered between my opponent on the left and right! The unaffiliated voters I speak to love learning that I strive to be a balanced, pragmatic civil servant.
Governmental reform ("civics" in other words) is of great concern to me because of the consequences of the foundation on which everything stands. Our government has structural flaws that urgently need addressing.

Economics, ethics, technology, earth science, and the needs of younger generations are topics to which I bring expertise.
My mother. She is a person of virtue and empathy. She is a woman of dignity and humility. She is one of the wisest and most peaceful people I know, equal parts stern and poetic. She is a warrior for God, with love and endurance I cannot fathom. Mothers are among the most important people on planet Earth and I deeply respect mothers and fathers who see value in thoughtfully raising the next generation of society.

Parents, mothers especially, are deeply underappreciated in society. Too often, we assume the government would do a better job of raising children than them. This growing misconception disturbs and alarms me, as it should every parent in North Carolina.
Please read "A Man Of Iron" by Troy Senik about Grover Cleveland, one of our best Presidents and absolute best role models for leaders. Mr. Cleveland has a few errors in his judgment (such as when he put down a union strike with excessive cruelty) but was otherwise a shockingly consistent moral compass and man far ahead of his time his whole life. The former President was an anti-politician, demonstrating an extreme lack of bias in his decision-making. He cared only about what was just and necessary.

He was among the most fiscally responsible and scrupulous men who ever lived, reducing wasteful spending as much as possible with the understanding that all of it was borrowed from the people and rightfully belonged to them except when the government truly needed it. He firmly believed that every person, even from a young age, ought to work and earn their way in life with the understanding that it is neither the mission nor the obligation of government or anyone else to support them. Indeed, each person is ultimately responsible for their survival even if we ought to help each other. In this way, each of us must be sober to the reality that life can be cruel and requires self-reliance.

Grover Cleveland believed that our government exists merely to protest the rights of the people and preserve nature. The Constitution, he likely thought, is a social contract that grants citizens, legal visitors, undocumented people, and minors various amounts of civil liberties that they cannot otherwise have consistently yet innately deserve. He believed firmly that Capitalism is morally good, and strongly supported a person's right to property. All of this reflects human nature, human longing, and historic prosperity.

Perhaps best of all, Grover was undoubtedly deeply inspired by the perfect example of God, even though he did not attend Christian church often as an adult. He was a giant among men.
Foremost, character is more important than ideology, even though both are crucial. Virtue and character inform decision-making on issues that decide the moral beliefs and behaviors of others, net happiness, life versus death, jail time versus freedom. Our Founding Fathers intended power for the most virtuous and smartest among us.
My insights in economics, earth and animal science, history, civics, technology, moral philosophy, and computer technology are valuable. My serious demeanor, self of responsibility, and pragmatic views prepare me for the difficulties of being a legislator. Socially adept, I can forge cooperation on bills and voting. My rational mind and passionate heart will work in harmony. My youth invigorates my daily work and watchful eye. My cleverness fuels unique, elegant, and efficient solutions. My humility drives me to surround myself with counsel, or to second-guess my work. My proficiency in English aids me in writing bills in proper grammar and syntax, preventing legal loopholes.

As you can see, I view myself in high esteem, and I do not apologize. I owe it all to other people and God above.
This office is called the "Representatives" because we must understand the will of the people who vote. Nevertheless, the very reason we exist as middlemen is so that we make the final decisions ruling the people. We do this work on behalf of the people and are trustees. It is our responsibility to do research and have the best moral character possible.

We must be pragmatic. That means working with members of other political parties (especially in my case as a Libertarian) on issues whose importance transcends tribalism and division. I will boldly view all 119 fellow Representatives as possible allies and possible obstacles. I will view myself as being in close siblinghood with the other members of the General Assembly. A legislator needs to be an effective persuader and rhetorician. They need to be social and brave. They need to be able to consider differing points of view and rally their peers for an important vote. They need to show up to work as often as they can.
I want my legacy to be that I gave voters a viable third option that would not exist had I not sacrificed my time, money, energy, and even relationships. it is no exaggeration that this campaign requires of me a sacrifice. I would not be running if I did not think I was the best option for District 11 and I run despite not wanting to. I have no interest in fame and simply desire to do a good deed for a large number of people. I do not view myself as a "potential spoiler" because I feel my goals and values are different enough from my opponents to represent a unique, underrepresented group of voters.

"Choice" is the spice of life... a luxury. In my mind, by giving voters a qualified, third option, I give voters more power over their government both in voting for and against me. It allows the residents to vote with more nuance, much like how I support ranked-choice voting reform which does likewise.
The changing of the millennium from 2000 to 2001 was a profoundly cool moment in time. I was likely born when my savior Jesus had his 2000th birthday and will be alive when he has his 2000th crucifixion anniversary in 2030 or 2033. It causes me to reflect on how fortunate I am to be born when and where I was. Although I believe our country is experiencing moral decay, and although we have had so much liberty taken from us, my respect for the United States of America endures. I don't believe there is anything right-wing about patriotism or optimism. Few people outside of the Republican Party are patriotic nowadays but it was not so long ago that most politicians were patriotic.
"My Life" by Billy Joel
I have much to say on this topic as it is a huge part of my agenda. The governor is to act as a stalwart who stands in the way of the legislature when they fail at this duty or when morality contradicts the desires of a majority of local communities. In this way, the veto is meant to gauge the dishonor of the legislature. Ideally, a veto should cause legislators to give up helping their local community to instead fight for the greater good that the governor presents. Nevertheless, if the governor’s veto is not for good cause, the legislature must override the veto with gusto.

I want the legislators to feel a deeper siblinghood with each other than they do the governor even if they happen to be in the same Party. Additionally, the governor should communicate with all legislators about the values, virtues, and goals held. The governor can be a mediator or mentor but should never be the commanding leader or mob boss who twists the arms of those in the same Party. As a publically known figure, the governor has a moral responsibility to speak on behalf of the legislature with impartiality and full view.

Lately, reality has not met these expectations whatsoever. The governor and the legislature have instead turned to selfishness, division, lies, and a hunger for power. I hope to be a light in a dark place.
I believe the Federal Government is having a meltdown in slow motion. Perhaps in as few as eight years from now, the Federal Government is going to be hit with a wartime or fiscal crisis that it cannot or does not handle well due to its growing weakness. Economic downturns happen periodically and our Federal Government is not prepared for one. Likewise, if a large country threatened war, we would not be prepared for that because we keep exhausting our weapon supply and mismanaging our military. As such, the greatest challenge facing North Carolina is preparing for disastrous scenarios in which the Federal Government abandons us in one way or another. We need to foster a mindset of self-sufficiency and liberty so that the people of North Carolina are not overly reliant on us and we as a State are not overly reliant on the Federal Government.
Yes.

In all or most occupations, experience helps a legislator do their job effectively and with more wisdom. Nevertheless, too much experience has opportunities to corrupt an official or wear down their vigor. A young legislator needs to start somewhere and brings with them that vigor that propels them to accomplish much and rouse peers.

More important than experience is a person’s character, values, and virtues. In my senior year of high school, a friend asked me to lead his extracurricular on his behalf. I accepted with mixed feelings but grew to see the good that could be done. From then on, I sought positions of leadership and mentorship and did so intending to help others. I learned much from my three leadership experiences in the many years that they lasted. Governing is not the only life experience that forges a better legislator.
Insofar as a “relationship” with another legislator is strictly business, it is extremely important. Legislators accomplish more and soothe their consciences by communicating and coordinating.

George W. Bush frequently had legislators over for dinner to discuss business in a friendly manner both as governor and president. I like that tactic because by sharing food, Mr. Bush was able to non-verbally communicate that he was interested in having a meaningful conversation with the legislator and cared about him or her. I do not know if, in those conversations, Mr. Bush merely talked at the dinner guest or if he earnestly engaged in open-minded conversation, but I feel meal conversations are an excellent time for two legislators to truly listen to each other and forge cooperation.
Congressmen Thomas Massie and Justin Amash are libertarian role models on a Federal level. Marshall Burt is a role model of Libertarianism on a State level. I admire that some Democrats such as Cory Booker support biodiversity and fighting pollution rather than simply supporting big-government initiatives such as the Green New Deal. I should note that I oppose the Green New Deal even though Booker supports it, and I find other flaws in Senator Booker’s conduct even if I respect his earnest enthusiasm for good governance.

North Carolina Democrats claim to be against gerrymandering and so am I, although I suspect the Democrats cannot be trusted to keep their word and only say that to win elections. Meanwhile, Democrats in the Virginia legislature voted to allow counties and cities to use Ranked-Choice Voting which was both sensibly cautious and a way to lead the nation in the right direction. Recent Republican North Carolina legislators kept education costs very low and prioritized good grade results and have done a great job at it.

I am inspired by some presidents, governors, educators, and activist organizations, also.
My focus is on winning this election and serving my term. I have not made future plans.
The story that I feel best represents 49% of the people who voted in the March Libertarian primary is that of a humble new resident of our state from Wisconsin. This nice woman in her 30s works a gig job and spoke to me about how her politics were right-of-center yet equitable treatment of children was important to her. She felt that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans understood her mild, moderate views. She wished aloud that there were no more political parties and that instead, voters had many options so that a centrist like her could find representation in government. I told her that I make a point of being a moderate with views in between my Republican and Democrat opponents and that I cared more about being a good civil servant than I do about ideology. She loved that and thanked me for running for office. Instantly, she understood the necessity of the Libertarian Party that it marries moderate policies with the need for human liberty.

People from all walks of life in shocking numbers choose our party and we no longer have a demographic bias which is a testament to how universally people love freedom. Freedom was the reason we founded this country and that passed torch continues to burn in the hearts of most.
Only in the cases of an extreme weather emergency, hyper-violent protest, or irrational rebellion should emergency power be allowed. Indeed, it must be overseen.
My first bill is tangentially related to my two biggest goals. I would seek to change the hours of operation of the General Assembly so that legislators can choose to work during one of two daily shifts and are encouraged to work six days a week, thus allowing legislators to have another job that occurs from morning to as late as 5:30 pm. Voting would occur in two phases each weekday and the tally would not be final until the second of two shifts has a chance to vote. This would have the unintended consequence of slowing down the passage of bills but would force legislators to spend more time thinking about the life-changing decisions they make.

Though unintended, I feel the net changes are still positive: I would be giving legislators the ability to make a living and not require a living wage funded by taxpayers. It would grant everyone a choice of when they prefer to work. Indeed, this would allow the legislator to pass a pay cut if it wanted, giving even more money back to the taxpayers without causing anyone to become homeless in the process.
The Wild Caucus within the Libertarian Party and US Term Limits. I sought the endorsement of Grass Roots North Carolina (for my pro-gun stance) but it seems my submission was lost in the mail. I have tried contacting them but have not heard back. I am an associate member of the Constitution Party but not endorsed by them officially; I agree with a majority of their seven essential core values. In the future, I hope to win more endorsements, such as by Moms For Liberty, marijuana legalization groups, et cetera.
I am interested in many committees even if I do not expect to be assigned to all of them. They are: Alcohol Beverage Control, Commerce, Education Appropriation, Election Law And Campaign Finance Reform, Environment, Information Technology Appropriation, Ethics, Wildlife Resources.
The legislators in the General Assembly fail miserably at government accountability and transparency. I vehemently rebuke the Republican Party for causing this and I ask to be voted for so that I can work to fix this essential issue.

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Matthew Kordon campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* North Carolina House of Representatives District 11Lost general$655 $515
Grand total$655 $515
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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