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His father, Lacy Thornburg, is a former North Carolina attorney general, state superior court judge, and federal district court judge.
Before running for lieutenant governor, Dellinger held state government posts under Mike Easley when the latter served as North Carolina Attorney General and later as Governor.
In 1996, he ran for North Carolina Attorney General but lost to Mike Easley.