| Ashton Clemmons | |
| Office: | Deputy Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2023 |
| Term End: | August 5, 2024 |
| Leader: | Robert Reives |
| Predecessor: | Gale Adcock |
| Successor: | Cynthia Ball |
| State House1: | North Carolina |
| State1: | North Carolina |
| District1: | 57th |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 2019 |
| Term End1: | August 5, 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Constituency established |
| Successor1: | Tracy Clark |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1983 |
| Spouse: | Bryan |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Alma Mater: | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Harvard University (MA) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (PhD) |
| Occupation: | education consultant |
| Website: | https://www.clemmonsfornc.org |
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.[1] She also served as the Deputy Minority Leader from 2023 to 2024.
Clemmons was born in Alamance County, North Carolina.[2] 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 has worked as a school principal in Rockingham and Guilford counties and as assistant superintendent of the Thomasville City Schools. She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Clemmons won the election on November 6, 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured sixty-eight percent of the vote while her closest rival Republican Troy Lawson secured thirty-three percent.[3] 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.[4]
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