Charles Eller
Charles Eller (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 10th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Eller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Charles Eller was born in Statesville, North Carolina. Eller's career experience includes working as a sales consultant. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1984.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Ralph Scott Jr., Pat Harrigan, and Steven Feldman are running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on November 5, 2024.
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 | Ralph Scott Jr. (D) | |
 | Pat Harrigan (R) | |
 | Steven Feldman (L)  | |
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ralph Scott Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Pat Harrigan defeated Grey Mills Jr., Brooke McGowan, Charles Eller, and Diana Jimison in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Harrigan | 41.2 | 36,028 |
 | Grey Mills Jr. | 38.9 | 34,000 | |
 | Brooke McGowan | 10.1 | 8,795 | |
 | Charles Eller | 6.9 | 6,076 | |
 | Diana Jimison | 2.9 | 2,535 | |
| Total votes: 87,434 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Steven Feldman advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10.
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Charles Eller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Eller's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Small business owner, father, grandfather, patriot, constitutional conservative. My campaign motto is liberty, prosperity, and security. I’m running because I believe we are in a 1776 moment, and just like 1776 we’re having to fight again to protect our liberty, prosperity, and security because of reckless economic policies and massive federal spending & debt, the weaponization of government by the alphabet agencies, and the invasion & occupation by over 10 million illegals that have come across our southern border from over 120 countries.
- We have to secure the southern border. We have to cut off all federal aid to illegals that come across the border and are already here. No free housing, healthcare, education, or food stamps. We also have to formulate a mass deportation plan for the 10 million that already live here. We also need to complete the border wall, repeal birthright citizenship, not count illegals in the census when it comes to congressional apportionment, and re-implement Trump’s remain in Mexico policy
- The Economy. Don’t raise the national debt and instead cut spending back to 2019 levels. Pay the interest on the debt and the face amount of bonds that are due so that there is no default, take Medicare and Social Security off the table, but everything else has to be up for negotiations. Secondly, energy independence and dominance again by embracing all forms of energy right beneath our feet, such as oil, gas, coal, nuclear, and solar. Lower energy cost will keep prices down and also get our GDP back up to 4% annually
- The weaponization of government. Totally deconstruct, dismantle, and reform the administrative stake that has been weaponized against the American people. Abolish large portions of the federal government and return those functions and powers back to the states or the people themselves. This is a government of the people, for the people, and by the people. Not of the government, for the government, and by the government. The federal government needs to do only what the constitution authorizes it to do.
Economic, domestic, and foreign
Jesus. He is is the source of all truth. He is the moral standard that every human being should try to live by.
The Patriot, The Wealth of Nations, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, The Declaration of Independence
Honesty, integrity, Judeo/Christian beliefs and world view, and that the US Constitution needs to be interpreted literally and that is not a living document. Elected officials need to take their oaths seriously and remember that their loyalty is to the constitution, that people that they represent, the God that created them, and the religious and moral principles that have shaped them; not the lobbyist, the special interest, or the establishment that will try to control them when they get to Washington
Public speaking, historical knowledge, persuasiveness, and the ability to connect with people to find common ground
To be loyal to the constitution and the interest of your district so that you represent all the people regardless if they voted for you or not. It is for your voting record to be consistent with your campaign rhetoric and that your voting record is in alignment with the US Constitution and that you are decisions are in alignment with Judeo-Christian principles. Those two are not mutually exclusive since as John Adams said “our constitution is for a moral and religious people and wholly inadequate for anything other”.
To set an example for people to do their best in their personal and professional lives and to pay it forward to the next generation
Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968
Working in the shop at my Uncle’s business. Three summers when I was in high school and college
The Bible. Because all the answers to life problems can be found there, and it’s the source of wisdom, strength, redemption, and truth
None comes to mind
Turn Up the Radio by Autograph
The death of my brother Kyle
It’s the people’s house and it is those individuals that are closest to the people that elect them since they are up for reelection every two years
The size of the national debt, the invasion of the southern border, and the weaponization of government against the American people
I support them. Three terms for congressional members, and three terms for senators
Andy Biggs
Don’t have one
Yes as long as you are not compromising your principles, violating your oath of office, or the the people that you represent
Not raise the national debt, rein in wasteful federal spending, and to go back to having 12 separate appropriations bills, and no omnibus bills or continuing resolutions
To investigate , illegal or treasonous behavior, when there is probably cause with sufficient evidence. Also investigative powers should not be politically motivated
It’s only been a month and a half since I announced so no organizations but so many individuals that I can’t even remember all of them
Foreign Relations, Ways and Means committee, Small Business, Judiciary
The Congress has an oversight duty and a responsibility of full transparency. If government agencies are intentionally trying to subvert the spirit and intent of the constitution or law, then it is responsibility of Congress to hold those individuals accountable with fines, punishment, and termination. The government works for the interest of the people and not the interest of itself.
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Campaign website
Eller’s campaign website stated the following:
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Fighting for a Stronger Economy In Congress, Charles will be a leader in cutting taxes, slashing government spending, and standing up to radical liberals and the political establishment who are attacking our way of life. As a small business owner, Charles will make sure Washington works for Main Street, not Wall Street. Fighting Indoctrination Charles has a Judeo/ Christian worldview and believes that schools and universities should promote the virtues of Western Civilization. Charles believes that children should be taught how to think, not what to think, and in Congress, he will make sure schools abide by that philosophy. Charles also believes that the people who closed our schools during Covid, forced children to wear masks, and coerced them into getting a vaccine should be fired and held accountable for the social, psychological, physical, and emotional damage they inflicted on children in their lust for political power. Standing up to China Securing our Southern Border The Weaponizing of Government Joe Biden and the radical Democrats are accusing President Trump and his supporters of doing the very things they are responsible for. Charles will work to reverse the weaponization of government against the American people and the authoritarian tactics of Joe Biden, the radical Leftists, the media,& big tech. Charles will introduce legislation and vote to defund, deconstruct, and reform the administrative state, such as the FBI and DOJ( Department of Injustice), that has turned against the American people. Defending Our Carolina Values |
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| —Charles Eller’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 27, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Charles Eller for Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 27, 2024
