PRESS RELEASE from Romney for President
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
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CONTACT: Romney Press Office
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October
10,
2011
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MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF NH STATE
SENATOR GARY LAMBERT
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney
today announced the support of New Hampshire State Senator Gary Lambert
(R-Nashua). Senator Lambert, a decorated military veteran, will help
lead veteran outreach efforts in the Granite State. He joins State
Senators Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), Jack Barnes (R-Raymond), Chuck
Morse (R-Salem) and Jim Rausch (R-Derry) in endorsing Governor Romney’s
candidacy.
“Gary
Lambert has served his country and his state with honor. As a member of
the U.S. Marine Corps, he fought to preserve our freedoms. In the State
Senate he has been an advocate for New Hampshire’s low tax
environment,” said Mitt Romney. “I am proud to have earned his support
and look forward to campaigning with him across the Granite State.”
“As a successful businessman and a fiscally responsible governor, Mitt
Romney
has the experience needed to fix our broken government and turn around
our struggling economy. He has laid out bold plans to create jobs,
maintain a strong and robust military and to invest in the resources we
need to care for our veterans,” said Senator Lambert. “In 2012,
Republicans need a strong and experienced leader to defeat President
Obama and restore America’s prosperity. That leader is Mitt Romney.”
Background
On State Senator Gary Lambert:
Gary
Lambert was elected to the New Hampshire State Senate in 2010. He
is
the first Republican to represent State Senate District 13 in 94 years.
Senator
Lambert retired as a Colonel in October 2009 after 30 years in the
United States Marine Corps. During Operation Iraqi Freedom he served as
the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for the Multi-national Force at Camp
Victory in Baghdad and as the President of the Iraqi Ministries of
Justice, Interior and Human Rights’ Detainee Review Board. He was
awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Iraqi Campaign Medal in 2005 for
his service.
Senator
Lambert has also been an active member in his community, serving on the
board of the Greater Nashua Mental Health Center and volunteering his
time with the Nashua Chamber of Commerce, the Nashua Rotary and the
First Church of Nashua. He is a 1981 graduate of Valparaiso University
and a 1984 graduate of Drake University Law School.
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