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Former N.C. State and
professional basketball player Todd Fuller named
Chair of Young Professionals for Merritt
State
Auditor Leslie Merritt, who is seeking re-election
in November, announced today that former N.C. State
basketball star Todd Fuller of Charlotte (pictured
at right wearing #52) will serve as Chairman of
Young Professionals for Merritt.
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Cheryl Merritt named Honorary
Co-Chair of Women for Merritt
(September 6, 2008) -- Cheryl
Merritt, State Auditor Leslie Merritt’s wife of 31
years, has been named Honorary Co-Chair of Women for
Merritt. The couple’s two adult children were
previously named Honorary Co-Chairs of Young
Professionals for Merritt.
“My husband puts his heart and soul
into his job as State Auditor,” said Cheryl Merritt.
“I can personally attest to the fact that he invests
countless hours to make our state a better place,
and I am proud to support his re-election campaign
in any way possible.”
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Dale Merritt & Brooke Merritt
Chalk named Honorary Co-Chairs of Young
Professionals for Merritt
 (August 5, 2008) -- Dale Merritt and Brooke Merritt
Chalk, State Auditor Leslie Merritt’s adult
children, have been named Honorary Co-Chairs of
Young Professionals for Merritt. "It is
essential to have your family’s support in an
endeavor as important as a statewide campaign,” said
Auditor Merritt. “I am grateful that Dale and
Brooke, who as young professionals already have a
number of other obligations on their plates, are
willing to take an active role in my re-election
effort. Brooke and Dale are why I chose to enter
public service. Their generation and those who
follow them will inherit the state and nation we
leave behind, and I am committed to doing my part to
ensure that they inherit a state that is in sound
financial shape.”
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State Employees endorse
Auditor Merritt for re-election
 (July
28, 2008) -- The Employees Political Action
Committee, a subsidiary of the State Employees
Association of North Carolina (SEANC), has endorsed
State Auditor Leslie Merritt for re-election.
Merritt, who is serving his first term, is the only
Republican candidate for the Council of State to
earn SEANC’s endorsement in 2008. The endorsements
were approved Saturday by SEANC’s Board of
Governors.
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Holshouser, Martin, Gardner & Faircloth named
Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs
(January 23, 2008) -- State Auditor Les
Merritt today announced that former governors Jim Holshouser and Jim Martin, former Lt. Governor Jim
Gardner and former U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth will
serve as Honorary Co-Chairs of his 2008 re-election
campaign.
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