Sheriff Al Lamberti showed up hand-in-hand with his wife Holly to cast his vote at 10:15 a.m. in St. Vincent's. Lamberti is up for reelection Tuesday, with many seeing him as an innovative, cerebral commander. Colleagues say he has a natural management style that helped him become chief of three districts during his 31-year career.
After casting his ballot, the sheriff walked out of his polling place and was greeted by supporters.
"It's very, very strange voting for yourself. It's the only time I've ever voted for myself other than for president of the Margate Baseball League", he said with a smile.
In September 2007, Lamberti replaced former Sheriff Ken Jenne, who was convicted on federal charges of income tax evasion and mail fraud. Lamberti became the first Broward sheriff in 93 years to rise through the ranks. His opponent, 52-year-old former North Bay Village Police Chief Scott Israel, has been described as a tough street cop who was the head of Fort Lauderdale's SWAT team.
Lamberti was optimistic Tuesday.
"The lines are going to be long, so who knows what time we'll get done but were going to go out and talk to some people, visit a few precincts and then we'll be at home tonight waiting," he said.
Vanessa Ruiz
No comments:
Post a Comment