A youthful, entrepreneurial local of the Raleigh-Durham area, with a passion for this community and the virtues of liberty.

I was born in Maryland but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. I graduated from Wakefield High in 2015, after which I 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 between Raleigh and Florida to visit family. Since then, I have lived here in Cary where I plug myself into the community.

Meet Matthew Kordon

I was born in Maryland but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. I graduated from Wakefield High in 2015, after which I 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 between Raleigh and Florida to visit family. Since then, I have lived here in Cary where I plug myself into the community.

From 2020 to 2022, I traveled between Raleigh and Florida to visit family. Since then, I have lived here in Cary where I plug myself into the community.

I have been devoutly attending Christian churches since 2003, and have been a libertarian since 2013, thanks to the Tea Party movement. In 2018, I founded a game development business. Until 2022, I worked local jobs in Florida and Raleigh alike, but currently have a job with Dell Technologies.

Matthew Kordon was born in Maryland and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a degree in computer science with a concentration in business from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He lives in Cary and has attended Christian churches since 2003.

Matthew Kordon currently works for Dell Technologies. He founded a game development business.

2024
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.

Matthew Kordon

Matthew previously ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 11 in 2024 but did not win.

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2026 North Carolina General Election

Strengthen the ability of property owners to meet the growing needs of our expanding and changing population through unique residential configurations that allow for small dwellings and affordable housing.

Stronger Economy

Real, practical, effective solutions for economic policy

Eliminate or reduce state occupational licensing requirements that simply represent financial protection and do not perform a critical role in vital public safety, opening economic doors for millions in North Carolina.

Eliminate restrictions that force business relationships between private parties, such as those between North Carolina’s craft brewers and distribution middlemen, allowing these businesses to grow in ways that best serve owners and customers.

Lower the costs and regulations for starting a new business, enabling entrepreneurs and small business owners to follow their dreams and create the great North Carolina businesses of tomorrow.

Supports residential configurations that allow small dwellings and affordable housing.

Proposes reducing or eliminating state occupational licensing requirements that do not serve a critical public-safety role.

Proposes eliminating requirements that mandate business relationships between private parties, including craft brewers and distributors.

Proposes lowering the costs of starting businesses and reducing regulations.

- Supports residential configurations that allow small dwellings and affordable housing.
- Proposes reducing or eliminating state occupational licensing requirements that do not serve a critical public-safety role.
- Proposes eliminating requirements that mandate business relationships between private parties, including craft brewers and distributors.
- Proposes lowering the costs of starting businesses and reducing regulations.

Economy

Real, practical, effective solutions for conservation policy
Protect endangered species and important ecosystems through minimal, effective legislation.

Cost Effective Conservation

Climate change is real and multi-faceted

If left unchecked, climate problems pose serious risks of harm; over one hundred years of close observation have revealed this. The biomes, animals, plants, and even people have experienced anthropogenic change at a pace some life cannot adapt to. North Carolina’s contributions to these problems match or even surpass the global average.

Human self-interest and empathy always surpass force, and in that way, a deliberate citizenry is more than capable of taking the actions necessary to improve our world. Pollution can be stopped by strong legal action and clearly-defined regulation so that they are fully held responsible. Wildlife can thrive in captivity if ownership is permitted.

Real, practical, effective solutions for conservation policy
... Leverage our vast ownership of land for revenue-generating nature conservation.
Fight pollution using soil and water upkeep, a reformed legal system, and regulations.
Stabilize temperatures and weather through global and local collaborations.
Inform the public the reassuring facts about modern nuclear power.

State government’s use of force

Use of force ought to be reserved for a narrow list of causes such as rendering justice. Murder is unjust for its destruction of a valuable being: so because the killing of endangered species is a similar affront and has consequences up and down its food chain, laws must be strengthened to hold accountable killers of endangered animals.

The public land owned collectively by the people of North Carolina and in the trust of the government constitutes an opportunity to aid conservation efforts. Park administration is a core responsibility. The abundance of vegetation on government property contributes significantly to the balancing of atmospheric chemistry and sustenance of human and all life. North Carolina should sell land to private parks and preservation companies. Nevertheless, the parks are an opportunity for our state government to engage in commerce and in that regard can mimic corporations to fund the upkeep of the land and measure the public’s approval.

State government’s support for innovation

Because universities fund academic research, it is in our best interest if our public universities set aside funding for research and development into climate, including potential solutions involving nonrenewable energy sources. Those universities should encourage entrepreneurship to develop students’ ability to innovate, bring about important solutions, and generate prosperity.

Those universities should encourage entrepreneurship to develop students’ ability to innovate, bring about important solutions, and generate prosperity. The modernization and use of nuclear power is especially important to discuss with students. The next generation will produce numerous helpful inventions backed by capital with or without the universities. For those residents who do innovate, a medal and big cash prize should be awarded.

Real, practical, effective solutions for conservation policy
Protect endangered species and important ecosystems through minimal, effective legislation.
Reduce the operations of the state government and National Guard substantially so that each have a smaller footprint. Likewise, adopt more reuse and green initiatives.

Real, practical, effective solutions for conservation policy
... More public university research and development.
Enable and reward rather than inhibit environmental innovators.
Leverage our vast ownership of land for revenue-generating nature conservation.

Supports protecting endangered species and important ecosystems through limited legislation.

Said climate change is real and poses serious risks if left unchecked.

Supports using legal action and clearly defined regulations to hold polluters accountable.

Proposes strengthening laws to hold people who kill endangered animals accountable.

Proposes selling North Carolina land to private parks and preservation companies.

Supports public-university climate research and development, including potential solutions involving nonrenewable energy.

Said that modernizing and using nuclear power are important topics to discuss with students.

Proposes substantially reducing state government and National Guard operations and adopting reuse and other green initiatives.

Supports enabling and rewarding environmental innovators.

- Supports protecting endangered species and important ecosystems through limited legislation.
- Said climate change is real and poses serious risks if left unchecked.
- Supports using legal action and clearly defined regulations to hold polluters accountable.
- Proposes strengthening laws to hold people who kill endangered animals accountable.
- Proposes selling North Carolina land to private parks and preservation companies.
- Supports public-university climate research and development, including potential solutions involving nonrenewable energy.
- Said that modernizing and using nuclear power are important topics to discuss with students.
- Proposes substantially reducing state government and National Guard operations and adopting reuse and other green initiatives.
- Supports enabling and rewarding environmental innovators.

Energy & the Environment

Real, practical, effective solutions for healthcare policy
Transition the current Medicaid direct payment model to a state-funded health savings account, giving people more flexibility in defining the healthcare options that best serve their individual circumstances.
Eliminate anticompetitive and protectionist Certificate of Need laws that hamper the growth and affordability of healthcare services, especially in rural and disadvantaged urban communities.
Address the state licensing roadblocks preventing innovative healthcare delivery options such as direct primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care.

Cost Effective Healthcare

Real, practical, effective solutions for healthcare policy
Transition the current Medicaid direct payment model to a state-funded health savings account, giving people more flexibility in defining the healthcare options that best serve their individual circumstances.
Eliminate anticompetitive and protectionist Certificate of Need laws that hamper the growth and affordability of healthcare services, especially in rural and disadvantaged urban communities.

Real, practical, effective solutions for healthcare policy
Transition the current Medicaid direct payment model to a state-funded health savings account, giving people more flexibility in defining the healthcare options that best serve their individual circumstances.
Eliminate anticompetitive and protectionist Certificate of Need laws that hamper the growth and affordability of healthcare services, especially in rural and disadvantaged urban communities.
Address the state licensing roadblocks preventing innovative healthcare delivery options such as direct primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care.
Repeal laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit any type of healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical care or treatment.

Real, practical, effective solutions for healthcare policy
Transition the current Medicaid direct payment model to a state-funded health savings account, giving people more flexibility in defining the healthcare options that best serve their individual circumstances.
Eliminate anticompetitive and protectionist Certificate of Need laws that hamper the growth and affordability of healthcare services, especially in rural and disadvantaged urban communities.
Address the state licensing roadblocks preventing innovative healthcare delivery options such as direct primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care.
Repeal laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit any type of healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical care or treatment.
Decriminalize medical cannabis. Modern medical research indicates that this natural substance effective valley alleviates pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with several debilitating medical conditions.

Repeal laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit any type of healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical care or treatment.
Decriminalize medical cannabis. Modern medical research indicates that this natural substance effective valley alleviates pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with several debilitating medical conditions.

Proposes eliminating Certificate of Need laws.

Proposes eliminating Certificate of Need laws, which require healthcare providers to secure government permission before building new facilities, expanding services, or purchasing major medical equipment.

Proposes replacing Medicaid direct payments with state-funded health savings accounts.

Proposes addressing state licensing barriers to direct primary care, telemedicine, and charitable care provided by out-of-state-licensed doctors.

Proposes repealing laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical treatment.

Supports decriminalizing medical cannabis.

- Proposes eliminating Certificate of Need laws, which require healthcare providers to secure government permission before building new facilities, expanding services, or purchasing major medical equipment.
- Proposes replacing Medicaid direct payments with state-funded health savings accounts.
- Proposes addressing state licensing barriers to direct primary care, telemedicine, and charitable care provided by out-of-state-licensed doctors.
- Proposes repealing laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical treatment.
- Supports decriminalizing medical cannabis.

Healthcare

To protect from government, we must institute term limits on elected officials and certain employees of the state.
North Carolina must institute guardrails to prevent gerrymandering, deepen its transparency, and make it easier to run without a party affiliation.

Protecting Your Rights

Reforms must treat domestic attempts to bribe, subvert, and threaten government as treason.

To modernize, we must protect access to AI, restore the right to protest anywhere in public without a permit, and lift bans on fireworks.

The right to own weapons, take them into public spaces, and partake in paramilitaries is sacred.
The people must retain the ability to openly carry.
To protect from government, we must institute term limits on elected officials and certain employees of the state.

Proposes guardrails against gerrymandering, increased state transparency, and easier ballot access for unaffiliated candidates.

Proposes protecting access to artificial intelligence, allowing public protests without permits, and lifting fireworks bans.

Supports term limits for elected officials and certain state employees.

- Proposes guardrails against gerrymandering, increased state transparency, and easier ballot access for unaffiliated candidates.
- Proposes protecting access to artificial intelligence, allowing public protests without permits, and lifting fireworks bans.
- Supports term limits for elected officials and certain state employees.

Voting & Elections

Investigate all incidents involving a police officer where anyone is harmed, and subject the officer to the same consequences any non-officer would face.
End warrantless searches, reject the militarization of police forces and cease all civil asset forfeiture actions.
Reorient the focus of our criminal justice system from punishment to restitution. Recognize the right of the victim to come to a private settlement with, or even pardon, the criminal.

Restorative Justice

End warrantless searches, reject the militarization of police forces and cease all civil asset forfeiture actions.
Reorient the focus of our criminal justice system from punishment to restitution. Recognize the right of the victim to come to a private settlement with, or even pardon, the criminal.

Freedom Worth Fighting For

No single term can accomplish every reform we deserve, but these are the principles that must guide our future:

North Carolina must protect the liberties recognized in each Constitution.
The right to own weapons, take them into public spaces, and partake in paramilitaries is sacred.
The people must retain the ability to openly carry.

North Carolina must protect the liberties recognized in each Constitution.
The right to own weapons, take them into public spaces, and partake in paramilitaries is sacred.
The people must retain the ability to openly carry.

Real, practical, effective solutions for criminal justice reform
Repeal all laws creating a crime with no specific victim or property damage identified. Pardon all individuals convicted solely on nonviolent drug charges.

Real, practical, effective solutions for criminal justice reform
Repeal all laws creating a crime with no specific victim or property damage identified. Pardon all individuals convicted solely on nonviolent drug charges.
End qualified immunity. Hold all public officials fully accountable and liable for illegal actions even when acting in pursuance of their official duties.

End qualified immunity. Hold all public officials fully accountable and liable for illegal actions even when acting in pursuance of their official duties.
Investigate all incidents involving a police officer where anyone is harmed, and subject the officer to the same consequences any non-officer would face.

Hold all public officials fully accountable and liable for illegal actions even when acting in pursuance of their official duties.
Investigate all incidents involving a police officer where anyone is harmed, and subject the officer to the same consequences any non-officer would face.
End warrantless searches, reject the militarization of police forces and cease all civil asset forfeiture actions.

Reorient the focus of our criminal justice system from punishment to restitution. Recognize the right of the victim to come to a private settlement with, or even pardon, the criminal.
Remove drug laws, except regarding the most heinous of drugs.

Proposes ending warrantless searches, police militarization, and civil asset forfeiture.

Against warrantless searches, police militarization, and civil asset forfeiture.

Proposes reorienting the criminal justice system from punishment toward restitution.

Supports the right to own weapons, carry them in public, participate in paramilitaries, and openly carry.

Proposes repealing criminal laws that do not identify a specific victim or damage to property.

Supports pardoning people convicted solely of nonviolent drug charges.

Proposes ending qualified immunity and holding public officials liable for illegal actions in office.

Proposes investigating every incident in which a police officer harms someone and applying the same consequences that would apply to non-officers.

Proposes removing drug laws except those concerning what he calls “the most heinous of drugs.”

- Against warrantless searches, police militarization, and civil asset forfeiture.
- Proposes reorienting the criminal justice system from punishment toward restitution.
- Supports the right to own weapons, carry them in public, participate in paramilitaries, and openly carry.
- Proposes repealing criminal laws that do not identify a specific victim or damage to property.
- Supports pardoning people convicted solely of nonviolent drug charges.
- Proposes ending qualified immunity and holding public officials liable for illegal actions in office.
- Proposes investigating every incident in which a police officer harms someone and applying the same consequences that would apply to non-officers.
- Proposes removing drug laws except those concerning what he calls “the most heinous of drugs.”

Public Safety

Diversify curriculum and teaching by cutting from the budget mid-level administrators and by deregulating education.

Smarter Education

Temperate, needed, edifying solutions for education policy
Keep unaltered North Carolina’s state-funded Education Savings Account program and Opportunity Scholarship program to allow students with special learning needs and the most financial hardship access to learning alternatives.

Expand open enrollment within and between public school districts, allowing families to find the best fit within the public school system.

Resize public K-12 education funding to reflect the number of students enrolled that year. Parents should be given tax relief per student attending an alternative to public-funded schools.

Cease the hiring of K-12 social workers and focus public schools on result-oriented education of students.

Cease the hiring of K-12 social workers and focus public schools on result-oriented education of students.
Disallow the State from requiring children attend pre-kindergarten education so that parents can choose how to raise their young children.

Proposes reducing the number of mid-level administrators and deregulating education to diversify curricula and teaching.

Supports keeping North Carolina's Education Savings Account and Opportunity Scholarship programs unchanged.

Proposes expanding open enrollment within and between public school districts.

Proposes basing public K-12 education funding on annual student enrollment.

Supports tax relief for parents whose children attend alternatives to publicly funded schools.

Proposes ending the hiring of K-12 social workers.

Opposes state requirements that children attend pre-kindergarten education.

- Proposes reducing the number of mid-level administrators and deregulating education to diversify curricula and teaching.
- Supports keeping North Carolina's Education Savings Account and Opportunity Scholarship programs unchanged.
- Proposes expanding open enrollment within and between public school districts.
- Proposes basing public K-12 education funding on annual student enrollment.
- Supports tax relief for parents whose children attend alternatives to publicly funded schools.
- Proposes ending the hiring of K-12 social workers.
- Opposes state requirements that children attend pre-kindergarten education.

Education

As of January 5, 2026, Matthew Kordon’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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- Proposes reducing or eliminating state occupational licensing requirements that do not serve a critical public-safety role.
- Proposes eliminating requirements that mandate business relationships between private parties, including craft brewers and distributors.
- Proposes lowering the costs of starting businesses and reducing regulations.

- Said climate change is real and poses serious risks if left unchecked.
- Supports using legal action and clearly defined regulations to hold polluters accountable.
- Proposes strengthening laws to hold people who kill endangered animals accountable.
- Proposes selling North Carolina land to private parks and preservation companies.
- Supports public-university climate research and development, including potential solutions involving nonrenewable energy.
- Said that modernizing and using nuclear power are important topics to discuss with students.
- Proposes substantially reducing state government and National Guard operations and adopting reuse and other green initiatives.
- Supports enabling and rewarding environmental innovators.

- Proposes replacing Medicaid direct payments with state-funded health savings accounts.
- Proposes addressing state licensing barriers to direct primary care, telemedicine, and charitable care provided by out-of-state-licensed doctors.
- Proposes repealing laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical treatment.
- Supports decriminalizing medical cannabis.

- Supports term limits for elected officials and certain state employees.

- Supports the right to own weapons, carry them in public, participate in paramilitaries, and openly carry.
- Proposes repealing criminal laws that do not identify a specific victim or damage to property.
- Supports pardoning people convicted solely of nonviolent drug charges.
- Proposes ending qualified immunity and holding public officials liable for illegal actions in office.
- Proposes investigating every incident in which a police officer harms someone and applying the same consequences that would apply to non-officers.
- Proposes removing drug laws except those concerning what he calls “the most heinous of drugs.”

- Supports keeping North Carolina's Education Savings Account and Opportunity Scholarship programs unchanged.
- Proposes expanding open enrollment within and between public school districts.
- Proposes basing public K-12 education funding on annual student enrollment.
- Supports tax relief for parents whose children attend alternatives to publicly funded schools.
- Proposes ending the hiring of K-12 social workers.
- Opposes state requirements that children attend pre-kindergarten education.

Matthew Kordon was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of North Carolina. He has lived in Cary since 2022 and has been attending Christian churches since 2003.

Matthew is a computer programmer at Dell Technologies. He previously founded a game development business. He has also worked local jobs in Florida and Raleigh.

Matthew previously ran for North Carolina State Representative in 2024 but did not win. He is currently running for North Carolina State Representative, District 11, in 2026.

Supports eliminating or reducing state occupational licensing requirements that do not serve a critical role in public safety, aiming to open economic opportunities for North Carolinians.

Supports eliminating restrictions that force business relationships between private parties to allow businesses to grow effectively.

Wants to lower costs and regulations for starting new businesses to support entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Said, "Strengthen the ability of property owners to meet the growing needs of our expanding and changing population through unique residential configurations that allow for small dwellings and affordable housing."

Supports the ability for individuals to define how they utilize their time and property for their own economic benefit.

Believes environmentalism is a moral responsibility and supports taking action on climate change while advocating for balanced, innovative solutions between extremes.

Advocates for selling land to private parks and preservation companies in North Carolina.

For Candidate Matthew Kordon on Issue energy-and-environment: Supports visitor-focused parks, tax breaks for eco-innovators, and the use of nuclear power as part of environmental solutions.

Said, "Transition the current Medicaid direct payment model to a state-funded health savings account, giving people more flexibility in defining the healthcare options that best serve their individual circumstances."

Said, "Eliminate anticompetitive and protectionist Certificate of Need laws that hamper the growth and affordability of healthcare services, especially in rural and disadvantaged urban communities."

Supports addressing state licensing roadblocks to enable innovative healthcare delivery options like direct primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care.

For Candidate Matthew Kordon on Issue healthcare: Supports repealing laws and regulations that mandate or prohibit any type of healthcare, medication, vaccination, or medical care or treatment.

Supports decriminalizing medical cannabis, citing its effectiveness in alleviating pain, nausea, and symptoms of debilitating medical conditions.

Supports instituting term limits on elected officials and certain state employees.

Said, "End qualified immunity. Hold all public officials fully accountable and liable for illegal actions even when acting in pursuance of their official duties."

For Candidate Matthew Kordon on Issue public-safety: Supports investigating all incidents involving police officers where anyone is harmed and subjecting officers to the same consequences as non-officers.

Said, "End warrantless searches, reject the militarization of police forces and cease all civil asset forfeiture actions."

Supports removing drug laws, except for the most heinous drugs.

For Candidate Matthew Kordon on Issue public-safety:  
Supports the sacred right to own weapons, carry them in public, and participate in paramilitary activities.

For Candidate Matthew Kordon on Issue public-safety:  
Supports the right to openly carry firearms.

Said, "Keep unaltered North Carolina’s state-funded Education Savings Account program and Opportunity Scholarship program to allow students with special learning needs and the most financial hardship access to learning alternatives."

Supports expanding open enrollment within and between public school districts to allow families to find the best fit within the public school system.

Supports resizing public K-12 education funding based on student enrollment and providing tax relief for parents with children attending alternative schools.

For Candidate Matthew Kordon on Issue education:  
Supports diversifying curriculum and teaching by cutting mid-level administrative budgets and deregulating education.

For Candidate Matthew Kordon on Issue education:  
Supports ceasing the hiring of K-12 social workers and focusing public schools on result-oriented education.

For Candidate Matthew Kordon on Issue education:  
Opposes state requirements for pre-kindergarten education, advocating for parental choice in early childhood education.

Supports instituting guardrails to prevent gerrymandering, deepen transparency, and facilitate running without party affiliation in North Carolina.

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