{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSiddhanth \"Sid\" Sharma ran as a Republican candidate for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 in the 2026 primary. He lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary to incumbent Brad Knott.\n\nHis campaign focused on lower personal and business taxes to fight inflation, reducing gas prices through tax relief for natural gas businesses, supporting veterans and ending veteran homelessness, and border security.\n\n## Background and education\nSharma was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, and earned a bachelor's degree from Campbell University in 2018.\n\n## Career\nSharma works as an accountant.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Sid Sharma For Congress](https://www.sharmaforcongress.com/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_013","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 13"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Siddhanth","fullname":"Siddhanth Sharma","lastname":"Sharma","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_013","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 13","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_013","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 13","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"e67ded95c15f5711"}