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Celeste Cairns

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Celeste Cairns is a Republican candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives District 13 in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

From the candidate’s public filings

Background

Celeste Cairns was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and lives in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. Cairns earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Georgia. Her career experience includes working as a CPA with Deloitte and in the audit and consulting departments of Willis Corroon Corporation and HCA Healthcare Corporation.[1][2]

Bachelor's:
University of Georgia

Campaign themes

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Campaign website

Cairns’ campaign website stated the following:

PROTECT LIFE

As the mother of two beautiful children and as a member of the Board of Directors for a local pregnancy resource center in the 3rd District, Celeste is 100%, unapologetically pro-life.

While Democrats across the nation continue pushing for unlimited access to abortions, Celeste will stand up for the most vulnerable and fight for policies that defend the sanctity of life. In Congress, Celeste will continue her fierce advocacy for the unborn by fighting to defund Planned Parenthood and any taxpayer-funded organization that supports the murder of defenseless children.

CUT TAXES FOR ALL

The historic tax cuts passed by Republicans in 2017 have helped working families in the 3rd District save more of their hard-earned money while allowing business owners to hire more workers and pay higher wages. If Congress fails to make these tax cuts permanent, individual tax cuts will expire and both the standard deduction and the child tax credit will shrink by 2025.

Celeste is committed to making the tax cuts permanent to deliver certainty to working families and job creators in the 3rd District and across the nation who have already benefited from the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. In addition, Celeste will work with President Trump to continue making our tax code simpler and fairer to help all Americans keep more of their paycheck.

DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE VALUES

Like you, Celeste is tired of watching radical Democrats across the nation hijack our future, attempt to re-write the Constitution, and put forward socialist policies that would bankrupt our children and grandchildren. More government is never the solution – and the 3rd District deserves a leader in Congress who will fight back against Nancy Pelosi’s big-government agenda that will cost taxpayers trillions of dollars.

As a devout conservative, Celeste will fight tirelessly to ensure a smaller, more accountable federal government so future generations can achieve the American Dream.

UNLEASH OUR ECONOMY

As a former C.P.A. for one of the largest accounting and consulting firms in the nation, Celeste has seen firsthand the challenges facing working families and businesses of all sizes. Celeste understands that businesses must be empowered to create jobs, expand, and grow our economy – but that will only happen if we get government out of the way.

In Congress, Celeste will work with President Trump to cut burdensome, job-killing regulations and to promote free market principles that will unleash our economy’s true potential.

PRESERVE OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

As a proud gun owner and member of the N.R.A., Celeste knows there are few things more important than our constitutional right to bear arms. The Left will continue to criminalize law-abiding gun owners to take away our right to defend ourselves, which is why it’s critical we elect a Representative to Congress who will protect our freedoms at all costs.

The men and women of the 3rd District should rest assured – Celeste will continue to champion the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Congress by fighting back against any attempt by radical Democrats to take away our Second Amendment rights.

STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP

The mainstream media, Democrats, and “never-Trump” Republicans have stopped at nothing to derail President Trump’s agenda since he was sworn into office. In the face of adversity, President Trump has remained resolute to sign historic tax cuts into law, rebuild our military, and appoint strict constitutionalist judges to federal courts and the Supreme Court.

Unlike career politicians, President Trump is keeping his promises to the American people and his accomplishments will preserve our conservative values and Constitution for generations – but we have more to accomplish if we truly want to Make America Great Again.

Celeste will call on Republicans to unify behind our President to help him deliver more results for the American people. In Congress, Celeste will work with President Trump to fund a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, rebuild our crumbling infrastructure, and stop the radical Left from socializing our healthcare system.

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—Celeste Cairns’ campaign website (2019)[4]

On the 2026 ballot

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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.

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