Jeff Lamberti

American politician

Jeff Lamberti

Personal details
Born	(1962-10-21) October 21, 1962 (age 61) Ankeny, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Ankeny, Iowa
Alma mater	Drake University (BA, MBA, JD)

Jeffrey M. Lamberti (born October 21, 1962, in Ankeny, Iowa)^[1] is a former Republican Senate leader and two term state senator representing the 35th District of the Iowa Senate, and served two terms as State Representative. In the 2006 mid-term election, Lamberti was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, losing to incumbent Democrat Leonard Boswell in a hotly contested race. Lamberti received 46% of the vote to Boswell's 52%. He was succeeded in the Iowa Senate by Republican Larry Noble.

Lamberti was nominated to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission by Gov. Terry Branstad. He was elected as its chairman on June 7, 2012, and his term expired on April 30, 2014.

Lamberti is an attorney and is president of Lamberti, Gocke, & Leutje Law Offices.^[2] He is the son of Donald Lamberti, founder of Ankeny-based Casey's General Stores. He is the current owner of the Indoor Football League's Iowa Barnstormers (formerly of the Arena Football League and af2).

Electoral history

Iowa State House 065 election, 1994^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Lamberti	7,455	56.43
	Democratic	Mark A. Haverland (inc.)	5,756	43.57
	Independent		1	0.01
Total votes			13,212	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Iowa State House 065 election, 1996^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Lamberti (inc.)	9,299	59.89
	Democratic	Paul Gnade	6,211	40.00
	Other		16	0.10
Total votes			15,526	100.00

Iowa State Senate 33 election, 1998^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Lamberti	17,147	84.23
	Reform	Alan Palmer	3,146	15.45
	Independent	Blank/Scattering	64	0.34
Total votes			20,357	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Iowa State Senate 35 election, 2002^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Lamberti	18,117	98.35
	Independent		304	1.65
Total votes			18,421	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Iowa's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leonard Boswell (inc.)	115,769	51.90
	Republican	Jeff Lamberti	103,722	46.50
	Socialist Workers	Helen Meyers	3,591	1.61
Total votes			223,082	100.00

References

^ "Election 2006 Key Race: U.S. House, Iowa District 3". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
^ "Des Moines & Ankeny Real Estate Lawyer - Jeffrey Lamberti".
^ "Our Campaigns - IA State House 065 Race - Nov 08, 1994".
^ "Our Campaigns - IA State House 065 Race - Nov 05, 1996".
^ "Our Campaigns - IA State Senate 33 Race - Nov 03, 1998".
^ "Our Campaigns - IA State Senate 35 Race - Nov 05, 2002".