Hampton Dellinger

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on August 6, 2007 - 7:03pm.
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Office District Status
Statewide Candidate
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Democrat
Level of Government  
 
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
April 30, 1967 Oxford, MS Durham, NC

Synopsis

The son of college professors, Dellinger grew up in Durham and Chapel Hill. From 1996 to 2001, he worked as special counsel and deputy attorney general for then Attorney General Mike Easley, working on the question of Blue Cross Blue Shield's conversion to a for-profit corporation, whether a rock quarry could be located next to the Appalachian Trail and the multi-state tobacco settlement. He then served as legal counsel from 2001 to 2003 for Gov. Easley. In 2004, he worked on voter protection for John Kerry's presidential campaign. He is running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. 

Trivia

His father, Walter Dellinger III, was solicitor general in the Clinton administration. 

Endorsements

AFL-CIO of N.C., Communications Workers of America, United Transportation Union,

Biography

Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Jolynn
Children
Daughter, Austen Grace; son, Jackson

Hampton Dellinger is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

Early Life and Education

Hampton Dellinger was born on April 30, 1967, in Oxford, Miss., and grew up in Durham and Chapel Hill.

His parents were college professors, and his father, Walter, served as solicitor general in the Clinton administration.

Professional Career

From 1996 to 2001, he worked as special counsel and deputy attorney general for then Attorney General Mike Easley, working on the question of Blue Cross Blue Shield's conversion to a for-profit corporation, whether a rock quarry could be located next to the Appalachian Trail and the multi-state tobacco settlement.

He then served as legal counsel from 2001 to 2003 for Governor Easley.

In 2004, he worked on voter protection for John Kerry's presidential campaign.

Lt. Governor '08 

In 2007, he announced he would run for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

He faces state Sen. Walter Dalton, Canton Mayor Pat Smathers and Winston-Salem City Councilman Dan Besse in the primary.

He was endorsed by the Communication Workers of America, the United Transportation Union, the AFL-CIO, NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina, Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, the Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association and the Black Leadership Roundtable of High Point and the N.C. Police Benevolent Association.

Occupation

Attorney
Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice





Community Involvement:
Not specified.

Contact Info

Campaign office
P.O. Box 27374, Raleigh, N.C. 27611
919-384-6238



Education

bachelor of arts
University of Michigan
Graduated: 1989		 juris doctorate
Yale University
Graduated: 1993

Military

Not specified.

Links




http://www.hd08.com





N&O Profile:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Dellinger






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