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John Aneralla

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John Aneralla ran for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 in 2026.

From the candidate’s public filings

Background

John Aneralla was the Mayor of Huntersville in North Carolina. He left office in 2021.

Aneralla (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 13th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.

Aneralla was a 2012 and 2010 Republican candidate for District 41 of the North Carolina State Senate.

Campaign themes

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John Aneralla did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Aneralla's website highlighted the following issues:

Jobs

Excerpt:

"Creating the conditions in government that enable businesses of all sizes to grow and prosper."

"A tax moratorium on all North Carolina manufactured goods."

"Protecting North Carolina’s 'right to work' status."

"Eliminating burdensome government regulations."

Taxes

Excerpt:

"Reducing and flattening the tax rate to be the lowest and simplest in the Southeast."

"Across the board reductions in corporate, personal income and sales tax rates."

"Rolling back 'temporary' taxes enacted over the past several budgets."

"Eliminating all state capital gains & interest income taxes."

Government Spending

Excerpt:

"Auditing state agencies & programs as to their effectiveness, and then improving or eliminating."

"Full transparency in the budgeting process, based on clearly established state spending priorities"

"Limiting the growth of state government spending to not more than inflation plus population growth."

"Privatizing non-core state functions."

"Ensuring a public vote on state debt."

Education

Excerpt:

"Empowering teachers & school leaders to make decisions at the local level."

"Continuing to invest in the community college and state university system."

"Creating a vocational educational track to lower the high school drop-out rate."

"Lifting the cap on Charter schools."

"Funding students, not bureaucrats."

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On the 2026 ballot

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

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John Aneralla — U.S. House North Carolina District 13 candidate, 2026 | True Vote