Biography
Joseph Perrotta is the Republican candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 60, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces incumbent Democrat Amanda Cook.[1][2] A business owner and president, he also ran for the same seat in 2024.[2]
Perrotta was born in Bristol, Connecticut, and earned a high school diploma from Southwest Guilford High School.[2] He attended the University of Illinois Springfield and earned two associate degrees from Guilford Technical Community College, one in 2010 and another in 2025.[2] His career experience includes being a business owner and president.[2]
Perrotta was the Republican candidate for North Carolina House District 60 in 2024, when incumbent Democrat Cecil Brockman defeated him, 63.2 percent to 36.8 percent.[2] In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey, he said the district needs change and named affordability, AI data centers and public safety as key messages.[3] He said he supports limiting how often local commissioners can reassess and increase property taxes, supports a pause of the gas tax, and favors evaluating each data center separately so that electricity and water costs are not passed on to residents.[3] He also named healthcare costs and veterans' assistance as policy areas he cares about.[3]
- 1.North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Joseph Perrotta · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Joseph Perrotta - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
North Carolina House District 60
Joseph Perrotta is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina House District 60 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.