West Point graduate, former Army Infantry Officer and
successful businessman Sandy Lyons has received GradPAC's
endorsement to represent North Carolina's 10th Congressional
District.
Washington, DC – GradPAC Chairman Shawn N.
Olds announced the endorsement of West Point graduate and
successful businessman Sandy Lyons to represent North Carolina's
10th Congressional District today.
Recently, GradPAC’s executive board voted unanimously to
endorse Mr. Lyons’ candidacy for the upcoming July 20th
primary election in North Carolina.
“Sandy is the embodiment of 'Leaders of the Nation' which West
Point and our other service academies seek to produce,” said
Chairman Olds. “Sandy's distinguished military service was
marked with tactical aplomb and achievement at the very top of
his peer group. He found the same success in business
thereafter, leading two billion dollar companies and exhibiting
tremendous business acumen and vision.”
Olds continued, "Now, rather than continuing his stellar
career in the private sector, Sandy has once again answered the
call to duty to serve in the United States Congress. His
selfless willingness to forego personal gain and ambition to
best serve his community and country is something to be
venerated and emulated by veterans across the nation. Simply
put, Sandy is uniquely qualified to represent the citizens of
North Carolina's 10th Congressional District and has devoted his
entire adult life to making a difference in the lives of
others.”
“Not only does Sandy understand the educational, economic and
other communal needs of his district, he also has a keen
understanding of the paramount issues of national defense and
national security having honorably served his nation in uniform.
Clearly, Sandy Lyons is the best choice to represent western
North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives,” said
Olds.
Lyons graduated from the United States Military Academy at West
Point in 1979. After graduation, he served as a United States
Army Infantry Officer after intensive training at Ft. Benning,
Georgia and Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Subsequently, Lyons
served in the elite Artic/Mountain Brigade in Alaska, helping to
craft new Army warfare doctrine for such terrain and receiving
the Impact Army Commendation Medal for his efforts, among other
awards and decorations during his military service.
After his accomplished Army career, Lyons continued his
education through executive programs at the University of
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and Harvard
University’s School of Business. Later, he founded two
manufacturing businesses, the Elite Technologies Group and Omega
One Communications. He also led two billion dollar
telecommunications companies as President and CEO of both Siecor
Corporation and Corning Cable Systems.
Lyons has served on the boards of the Telecommunications
Industry Association (TIA), the North Carolina Electronics and
Information Technologies Association (NCEITA), Siecor
Corporation, easyfurnish.com and Corning Cable Systems. He is
also a member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic
Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Cable Telecommunications
Engineers (SCTE).
In his North Carolina community, Lyons has served as a member of
the SALT Block Board as well as a Chairman of the United Arts
Fund. Additionally, he is a member of the Foresight Group
Steering Committee and the Chairman of the Regional Task Force
on Job Creation and Economic Development.
Lyons also supports numerous civic and educational organizations
including the Catawba County Council for the Arts; the United
Arts Fund; The Acoustic Stage; the Western Piedmont Symphony;
the West Point Fund; Thayer Circle; Sipe’s Orchard Home; the
Culver Educational Foundation; and the Boy Scouts of
America. He is a member of the Smithsonian, James Smithson
Society; the Culver Legion;
National Geographic Society, Grosvenor Council; and the National
Rifle Association.
Lyons, his wife Catherine and their three children reside in
Hickory, North Carolina.
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GradPAC is a national non-partisan political action committee
comprised of graduates of West Point, Annapolis, the U.S. Air
Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy. GradPAC holds as its mission the support of
fellow service academy graduates who have served their nation
with honor and distinction in uniform and now seek election to
the U.S. House, U.S. Senate or the Presidency of the United
States.
