The local business owner who won’t back down.
Yanni Lambros didn’t plan on running for office. He planned on running his café, serving his neighbors, and leaving politics to the politicians. Then he watched the frustrations in his community keep rising, with no one stepping up to answer them.
Yanni runs a local café in the heart of Lansdale. He knows most of his regulars by name, signs the checks every Friday, and feels every state tax and regulation the way a small-business owner actually feels them.
Long before this race, he was showing up. At North Penn School Board meetings when parents felt ignored. At Lansdale Borough Council when neighbors weren’t being heard. He ran for Borough Council in 2021 and 2023. He ran for North Penn School Board in 2025. And every year in between, he kept doing the work.
He’s running for State Representative now because the issues working families care about, costs, schools, safety, small businesses, live at the state level. The 53rd district runs from Lansdale through Hatfield, Souderton, and Telford, and every one of those towns deserves someone who’ll actually fight for them. He’ll work with anyone willing to get real results.
“I’m not trying to be a politician. I’m a neighbor asking for your vote so I can carry your voice.”
Off the trail
Family life in Lansdale.
When he’s not at the café or at a public meeting, Yanni is spending time with family, friends, and his wife Tainá. They’ve been married for over twelve years, and their story is one of true partnership. Tainá immigrated from Brazil, and together in Lansdale Borough they’ve built more than a home with their dog and cat, they run the business side by side and build community along the way.
Lansdale is where they chose to plant roots, and it’s the future they’re working for, together.
“Our bond is rooted in community, hard work, and a shared vision for the future.”
Small business
Across the counter.
The café stays open through the campaign, which means he hears what his neighbors are paying for, complaining about, and worried about, every day.
Roots
Local in every sense.
Studied at the Lansdale School of Business. Realtor, licensed general contractor, and small-business owner. Lives in the district he wants to serve. It's home, not a stepping stone.
Showing up
Five years in.
Yanni has been speaking at public meetings in Lansdale since 2021, long before his words went viral. The audience may be bigger, but the message remains the same.
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