Walter H. Dalton

Walter H. Dalton (born 1949) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth Senate district, including constituents in Cleveland and Rutherford counties. An attorney from Rutherfordton, North Carolina, Dalton is currently (2007-2008 session) serving his sixth term in the North Carolina Senate. [ [http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUserID=30 Official state site] ] He is the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor in 2008.

Education

Dalton received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971, and earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975.

2008 campaign

In 2007, Dalton announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 2008. [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/552645.html News & Observer: Dalton in race for lieutenant governor] ]

He won the Democratic primary onMay 6, 2008, defeating Hampton Dellinger, Patrick Smathers, and Dan Besse. [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1063732.html News & Observer: Dalton vs. Pittenger in Nov.] ]

Family

Dalton's father, Charles, was also a North Carolina state senator. His wife, Lucille, is a former teacher and former local school board member. Walter and Lucille Dalton are the parents of two children, Brian and Elizabeth. [ [http://www.walterdalton.org/about13.html Campaign site: Meet Walter Dalton] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.walterdalton.org/ Official Campaign Site]
* [http://projects.newsobserver.com/profiles/walter_dalton News & Observer profile]
* [http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/story/233642.html Charlotte Observer endorses Dalton]
* [http://www.ncdp.org/ North Carolina Democratic Party]