Ashton Clemmons

Ashton Wheeler Clemmons (born September 2, 1983) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Clemmons represented the 57th district (including constituents in north-central Guilford County) from 2019 to 2024. She also served as the Deputy Minority Leader from 2023 to 2024.

Education and career Clemmons was born in Alamance County, North Carolina. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her master's in school leadership from Harvard University, and her doctorate of education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was re-elected in 2020 and 2022. At the start of the 2023-2024 Session, Clemmons was selected to be the Deputy Minority Leader.

Clemmons resigned from the North Carolina House in August 2024 in order to take a position in the University of North Carolina system.

Committee assignments

2023-2024 session Commerce Education - Community Colleges Education - K-12 Finance Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2021-2022 session Commerce Education - Community Colleges Education - K-12 Finance Marine Resources and Aqua Culture

2019-2020 session Commerce Education - K-12 Education - Universities Finance

Electoral history 2022

2020

2018