Todd Lamb (politician)

Todd Lamb
16th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011
Governor	Mary Fallin
Preceded by	Jari Askins
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 47th district
In office January 2005 – January 2011
Preceded by	Mike Fair
Succeeded by	Greg Treat
Personal details
Born	October 19, 1971 Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Monica Lamb
Children	Griffin Lauren
Alma mater	Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Religion	Southern Baptist
Website	Government website

Todd Lamb (born October 19, 1971) is a Republican United States politician from Oklahoma who is serving as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma and was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 2004 to 2011. For the 52nd Oklahoma Legislature, Lamb's fellow Republican state senators elected him as their Majority Floor Leader. As Majority Leader, Lamb was the second highest ranking state senator, behind then-Senate President pro tempore Glenn Coffee.

On July 1, 2009, Lamb filed to run for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in the 2010 elections to succeed outgoing Lt. Governor Jari Askins, who stepped down to run for Governor of Oklahoma.

Early life and career

Lamb is the son of Norman Lamb, a former Oklahoma State Senator and the former Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs under Governor Brad Henry. Lamb was raised in Enid, Oklahoma, and graduated from Enid High School.^[1] Lamb attended Louisiana Tech University where he was member of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.^[2] After two years at La. Tech, he transferred to Oklahoma State University where he received his bachelor's degree.

In 1993, he joined Frank Keating's campaign for Governor of Oklahoma, and was subsequently appointed to the Governor's staff following the November, 1994 election. He resigned from the Governor's staff in order to become a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service in 1998, where he conducted numerous criminal investigations relating to counterfeiting, bank fraud, identity theft, and threats against the President of the United States. During the 2000 presidential election campaign, he served as a site supervisor for George W. Bush's campaign. In 2001, he was appointed to the national Joint Terrorism Task Force, and following the 9/11 terror attacks was assigned to assist in the investigation of the attacks.^[3]

Senate career

Lamb was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 2004 to 2011, representing the 47th Senate District (which includes part of Oklahoma City as well as Edmond). He faced no opposition in the 2008 election.

In August 2009, the bill he introduced (which was made law) requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and offer women information about the tests before performing abortions was struck down.

As Majority Floor Leader, Senator Lamb was Ex Officio in all committees.

Campaign for lieutenant governor

On July 1, 2009, Senator Lamb filed to run for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in the 2010 elections. Senator Lamb made his announcement in late August 2009. As part of the announcement, Senator Lamb held events in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid, and Lawton.

Lamb faced four Republican primary election opponents in John A. Wright (R-Broken Arrow), a member of the Oklahoma State House, Bill Crozier (a former Republican candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction), Bernie Adler (an Oklahoma City real estate investor), and Paul Nosak (a tree removal service owner from Oklahoma City), and won the primary election with over 66% of the votes cast, thus avoiding a runoff.^[4]

In the general election, Lamb faced Democrat Kenneth Corn and independent candidate Richard Prawdzienski and won with over 64% of the votes cast.^[5]

Election results

November 2, 2004, Election results for Oklahoma State Senator for District 47

Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	Todd Lamb	Republican Party	25,918	71.36%
	Adam Miller	Democratic Party	10,403	30.76%
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July 27, 2010, Election results for Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	Todd Lamb	Republican Party	156,834	66.84%
	John A. Wright	Republican Party	41,177	17.55%
	Paul F. Nosak	Republican Party	13,941	5.94%
	Bill Crozier	Republican Party	12,177	5.19%
	Bernie Adler	Republican Party	10,515	4.48%
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November 2, 2010, Election results for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	Todd Lamb	Republican Party	659,242	64.03%
	Kenneth Corn	Democratic Party	334,711	32.51%
	Richard Prawdzienski	Independent	35,665	3.46%
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References

1. Barron, Robert, "Lamb:Oklahoma poised for great things", Enid News & Eagle, June 13, 2011
2. "Todd Lamb: Oklahoma's lieutenant governor a former Louisiana Tech receiver". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
3. "Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb - About Todd Lamb". Ok.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
4. "SUMMARY RESULTS: Primary Election -- July 27, 2010". Ok.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
5. "SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election -- November 2, 2010". Ok.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

External links

• Office of the Lieutenant Governor Website
• Todd Lamb for Lt. Governor
• Oklahoma State Election Board, 2004