1.
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact:
Hannah
Salem
(225)
329-­‐3497
February
27,
2013
Hannah@SalemStrategies.com
CHRIS
DELAMBERT
FILES
FOR
COUNY
BOARD
OF
COMMISSIONERS
SANFORD,
NC
-­‐
Chris
deLambert
has
made
it
official
and
filed
paperwork
to
seek
the
office
of
Commissioner
for
the
2nd
District
of
Lee
County.
"After
careful
thought
and
prayer,
my
family
and
I
have
decided
that
I
will
seek
the
2nd
District
Seat
on
the
Board
of
Commissioners,”
deLambert
said.
"It
is
my
hope
to
represent
the
people
of
Lee
County
and
bring
common
sense
solutions
to
the
Board.”
Alongside
his
family,
Chris
filed
papers
today
at
the
Lee
County
Board
of
Elections.
North
Carolina
Senator
Ronald
Rabin
(R-­‐Harnett)
stood
by
his
side
to
make
it
official.
“I
am
honored
to
have
Senator
Ronald
Rabin
join
me
this
morning,”
deLambert
said.
“Senator
Rabin
has
a
proven
record
of
fighting
for
the
12th
District
and
our
State
and
I
am
humbled
to
have
his
endorsement.”
Chris
served
20
years
in
the
United
States
Army
around
the
globe,
including
combat
deployments
in
support
of
Operation
Desert
Storm
and
Operation
Joint
Endeavor
(Bosnia).
As
a
veteran,
he
has
lived
his
life
defending
the
U.S.
Constitution
and
plans
to
continue
the
fight
for
the
people
of
Broadway
and
Sanford.
Chris
had
a
successful
second
career
in
real
estate
before
taking
his
current
position
as
Director
of
Marketing
&
Business
Development
for
Sanford's
most
treasured
attraction,
the
Temple
Theatre.
Chris
prides
himself
on
being
a
problem-­‐solver
and
hopes
to
bring
a
common
sense
approach
to
the
Board
of
Commissioners.
"I
am
deeply
engaged
with
the
people
of
Lee
County
and
I
hope,
as
your
County
Commissioner,
I
can
continue
my
efforts
to
stimulate
our
economic
development,
and
continue
to
gather
ideas
to
lead
Lee
County
in
the
right
direction,"
said
deLambert.
"You
deserve
responsible,
proven
leadership,
and
I
will
provide
it.
I
am
running
for
the
Board
of
Commissioners,
and
I
humbly
ask
for
your
support."
Chris
and
his
wife,
Nejla,
reside
in
Sanford.
They
share
seven
children
and
a
granddaughter.
Chris
currently
sits
on
the
Board
of
Directors
at
Carolina
Animal
Rescue
&
Adoption
(CARA),
and
is
the
Chairman
of
the
Sanford
Mural
Art
Committee.
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