Matthew P. Clements
Libertarian
Carrboro
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What this office does: A state representative votes on North Carolina laws and the state budget in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Allen Buansi
DemocraticIncumbent
State representative; civil rights attorney · Chapel Hill
The gist
- Supports expanding the NC Teaching Fellows Program.
- Supports codifying abortion access as it was under Roe.
- Sponsored an amendment removing the slavery-as-punishment exception.In office
- Sponsored a millionaire income tax to fund public schools.In office
- Voted against amendment capping income tax rate at 3.5%.In office
- Voted against the 2026 state budget.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Supports expanding the NC Teaching Fellows Program.
Priorities — Allen BuansiCampaign website · Allen Buansi for NC · allenbuansi.com
“Expand the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program ... so it can accommodate many more slots”
Supports codifying abortion access as it was under Roe.
Priorities — Allen BuansiCampaign website · Allen Buansi for NC · allenbuansi.com
“Codify abortion access, as it was before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe and Casey”
Sponsored an amendment removing the slavery-as-punishment exception.
Representative Allen Buansi: primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 sessionGovernment record · North Carolina General Assembly · HB 646 · ncleg.gov
“Const. Amend.: Remove Slavery as Punishment.”
House Bill 646 (2025-2026 session), edition 1Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“to make absolute the prohibition against slavery and involuntary servitude in the state”
Sponsored a millionaire income tax to fund public schools.
Representative Allen Buansi: primary-sponsored bills, 2025-2026 sessionGovernment record · North Carolina General Assembly · HB 1073 · ncleg.gov
“Fair Share for Public Schools Act.”
House Bill 1073 (2025-2026 session), edition 1Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“to impose a Seven percent income tax on income that exceeds one million dollars and to distribute those proceeds to the public school fund”
Voted against amendment capping income tax rate at 3.5%.
Senate Bill 1080 (2025-2026 session), edition 3Government record · North Carolina General Assembly · ncleg.gov
“the maximum tax rate on incomes cannot exceed three and one”
Representative Allen Buansi: recorded votes, 2025-2026 sessionGovernment record · North Carolina General Assembly · Roll call 664, May 20, 2026 · ncleg.gov
“Lower Taxes for All NC. Third Reading”
Voted against the 2026 state budget.
Representative Allen Buansi: recorded votes, 2025-2026 sessionGovernment record · North Carolina General Assembly · Roll call, July 1, 2026 · ncleg.gov
“2026 Appropriations Act. R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption”
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