Matt Holway

Matt Holway graduated from Montville Township High School. Holway earned a bachelor's degree from Kean University in 1980.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Matt Holway was officially selected by the District 78 Executive Committee on Sunday, July 26, as the Democratic nominee for North Carolina House District 78. A North Carolina resident for 40 years and longtime community volunteer, Matt has organized charitable events, coached high school football, served as an assistant judge with the Moore County Board of Elections, and currently volunteers with the Moore Buddies mentoring program while supporting local projects through his woodworking.

Matt entered the race because he believes the people of District 78 deserve the right to choose a representative who will put people ahead of politics and focus on making people's lives better, not protecting political careers or serving special interests. Matt was previously registered as a Republican, and years ago became unaffiliated; he recently changed his affiliation to Democrat because he believes this is the best way to represent the values and priorities he wants to bring to public service.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Voting Access - Every citizen of voting age has the right to and should be given the opportunity to vote.

We have to fight against changes to mail-in voting (hurting especially those who have trouble with in-person voting like elderly, disabled, and folks without cars because we don’t have affordable public transportation from homes to most polling sites), and reducing the time available for early voting (hurting many working people), and demanding changing identification (meant to keep away anyone without certain kinds of connections or funds).

The incumbent has sponsored and/or voted for numerous bills to limit voter access or manipulating voting processes to ensure that Republicans maintain their grip on NC politics.Flock (ALPR) systems sound like a good idea but they are not!

They are invasive and violate our 4th amendment rights.

They are demonstrably hackable and represent a privacy and security risk

They have a high rate of incorrect readings (reported at 30%) and have led to some very disturbing police actions against innocent persons.

They are rife with opportunities for abuse by policing agencies and Flock employees.Data Centers are a threat to our environment and our quality of life. We only have one planet—we must protect it. NC has specific and unique natural habitats that are threatened.

Data Centers impact water supplies and ground water.

Data Centers require massive amounts of power straining power grids and increasing power rates for neighbors. Moving power sources off grid requires fossil fuel generators that contribute to massive amounts of CO2 emissions.

Data Centers contribute to sound and thermal pollution.

Data Centers, once built, require minimal staffing and will not lead to the job growth opportunities that have been purported.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Government is meant to serve the people - for the many not the money.

Government exists to support the common aims of the society: to maintain order, protect rights and freedoms of individuals, and provide public services so that people live together safely and fairly. Government should never be a club, rewriting the rules to suit the elite or those with more money, and ignoring their role. It’s no surprise that we don’t trust our government now that we have a system that gaslights us, telling us lies to our faces to make money and to maintain power.

One thing we can do right away is to follow the example of Hawaii and prohibit companies who do business in NC from political donations in NC.