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The election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 11 features candidates Matthew Kordon and Allison Dahle, the incumbent. The News & Observer asked all candidates in this race to complete a questionnaire to inform voters about their opinions on big issues facing voters. Dahle did not respond to the questionnaire.
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Political party: Libertarian
Age as of Nov. 3, 2026: 29
Campaign website: kordonforliberty.org
Current occupation: Medical-legal litigation assistant, and video game director/lead software developer
Professional experience: Prior to 2025, I was a software engineer at Dell Technologies for 2.5 years. Before that I was a shift leader at Dunkin’ Donuts and have been an entrepreneur for 8 ongoing years.
Education: I attended Wakefield High School in Wake County then went to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington from 2015 to 2019, at which time I graduated. I have sought self-directed continued-education since, as I am an avid bookworm/audiobook listener.
Please list any notable government or civic involvement.: In 2024, I first ran for this seat. In 2025, I assisted the Libertarian Party of NC and Wake County (such as by working their State Fair booth). I briefly assisted the Forward Party of NC with collecting signatures. I have been a supporter and volunteer for Better Ballot NC. Also in 2025, I attended a Cary ‘No Kings’ Rally. In May of this year, I gave a speech on infrastructure at a Cary town hearing. In July, I threw together and spoke at “Independents Say—Cary” in downtown, a public event.
What do you see as the most important issue that you would have control over if you win, and what is your position on it?: Short-term, I would answer our economy, but long-term, the most important issue is instead education, for the reason that community-rooted, pluralistic, well-adjusted, virtuous adults are at the root of any functioning society with its best days still ahead of it. I composed a 15-point plan for approaching K-12 and higher education because the current trajectory is dangerously failing to live up to education as envisioned by our Founding Fathers and subsequent wise thinkers.
Name one area where you disagree with your own party, and why.: Although there are platform-specific disagreements I have with the Libertarian Party of NC, arguably where I disagree most is in how deeply I care about the present stakes and the residents, enough to make personal sacrifices and hold myself to a higher standard for the sake of the roughly 190,000 people in District 11. Most of my party peers act lethargic and solitary, as if unaware of the good we can do when we get serious.
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If a constitutional amendment passes, the 2027 General Assembly will decide how to limit local property tax increases. What is your position?: Although governments have a fiduciary obligation to spend and tax very lightly, I do not prefer ignoring the true value of property by capping rate of increase. High-growth, successful governments in North Carolina will simply get their money through fees, failing to create a tax haven. It stops folks from selling homes and takes homes off the market, worsening the housing crisis and wealth inequality! I prefer local democracy and percentage of value caps.
Should the General Assembly help fund a Major League Baseball stadium in NC, and if so, where?: No. Government ought to avoid propping up sports, yet regulations should not be so prohibitive that it costs a fortune to comply with rules during land acquisition and construction. Stadiums offer remarkably disappointing returns for folks and their government, and can quite literally behave like a black hole that sucks away economic and local cultural activity, ending small businesses and eroding community. Baseball, like it or not, is a declining sport; the people have spoken.
How should the state regulate hemp and marijuana?: Regarding interstate hemp, Congress is regulating it so prohibitively that the recreational industry is being pushed into a black market, and marijuana interstate criminalization has caused profuse suffering for peaceful people on net. Thus, NC has an opportunity to side with the supermajority who support intrastate legalization to use and sell. It ought to be taxed lightly, researched, fully labeled with warnings and use cases, and not purchasable by kids and younger teens. Simply that.
Should there be a state law about data centers, and what should it be?: The NC General Assembly is subsidizing and encouraging data centers all the while mobs (if the town of Apex is any indication) demand centers stay out of their region. There is a sensible middle path: we must cease to be a tax haven or sweetheart-dealer for centers. In addition, I want a law saying they must pay for their own electricity and grid lines. The truth about these useful server buildings will spread to the skeptics in time so long as we enforce tort against noise pollution.
Do you think the economy is getting better or worse in your district, and how?: Well, worse, but not as intensely as the national average, and I suspect this was because of District 11’s low-ish taxes, inclusive culture, adequate law enforcement, and willingness to develop our land. Recently, taxes have been raised considerably. Regulation and zoning have halted building construction and lengthened job commutes. Of note, replacing NC General Assembly Republicans with Democrats would be even worse for the economy long-term, hence vote “for” me, not simply “against” Republicans!
Did you use AI to answer any of these questions?: This is a delicate subject and deserves a long answer, so please hear me out. I did not let an AI draft my response. One of my “first 100 days” goals is government transparency paired with citizen privacy, so I will disclose that I use AI in modest ways, even though some are not yet ready to have a mature conversation around AI. Chat AI gives me feedback and perspective. Search engine AI forcibly hog the top of internet research results. I often fact-check them.
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