Gary Lambert (politician)

Gary Lambert is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Republican from Nashua, he served in the New Hampshire Senate for the 13th district and ran for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in New Hampshire's 2014 congressional elections. He competed with Marilinda Garcia and Jim Lawrence in the Republican primary for the chance to challenge incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in the general election.

Gary E. Lambert
Member of the New Hampshire State Senate for the 13th district
In office
2010–2012
GovernorJohn Lynch
Preceded byBette Lasky
Succeeded byBette Lasky
Personal details
Born(1959-10-27)October 27, 1959
Providence, Rhode Island
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceNashua, New Hampshire
Alma materValparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
Drake University School of Law, Des Moines, Iowa
US Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
OccupationRegistered patent attorney
AwardsParachutist Badge
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Websitelambertpatentlaw.com
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service U.S. Marine Corps
Years of service1979–2014
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsIraq War

Political career

Lambert was elected to the New Hampshire Senate in 2010, defeating Bette Lasky.[1] He did not seek reelection in 2012.[2][3] He instead sought his party's nomination as its candidate for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district for the 2014 congressional election.

Lambert criticized his major opponent in the GOP primary, Marilinda Garcia, a then former one term member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, asserting that Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes." The Nashua Telegraph's Politifact Truth-o-Meter rated Lambert's claim in its opinion as a "Pants on Fire" lie, as Garcia has indicated that she does not support increasing the overall tax burden.[4] Politifact New Hampshire's Truth-o-Meter has also rated a past campaign statement of Garcia's in its opinion as "mostly false".[5]

A television ad released by Lambert's campaign was criticized by former New Hampshire Speaker of the House of Representatives William L. O'Brien. In O'Brien's opinion the ad was "slightly misogynous" and exploitative of Garcia's Hispanic background.[6] O'Brien, who had just recently lost his position as Speaker of the 400 member New Hampshire House of Representatives, had earlier himself planned to run in the 2014 election for the same congressional seat. The ad claimed that Garcia supports amnesty, a claim that the New Hampshire Union Leader wrote in its opinion was untrue and misrepresented Garcia's positions.[7]

Military service

Lambert was a colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He served with the Corps for 35 years, before retiring from the military in 2014.[8] He served actively as a commissioned officer of the Judge Advocates Division from 1985-1987. During this period, his command was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation. Lambert was recalled to active duty for the Iraq War. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service during the conflict. The Colonel has also been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and a Parachutist Badge.[9][10]

Education, occupation and family

Lambert, who received a BS with a double major in chemistry and biology from Valparaiso University and a JD (Honors) from Drake University, is in private practice as a registered patent attorney. He is a member of the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Iowa Bars. The Colonel also received an MS in strategic studies from the US Army War College. Gary Lambert and his wife of 20 years plus, Lori, have 2 daughters, Katherine and Grace.[11][12][13]

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References
  1. http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/897656-196/lasky-loses-her-seat-to-republican-gary.html
  2. http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120612/NEWS0602/706079989
  3. "Former NH state Sen. Lambert announces House bid". Necn.com. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  4. "GOP challenger Gary Lambert says rival Marilinda Garcia supports $140 billion in new taxes". Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  5. http://www.politifact.com/personalities/marilinda-garcia/statements/byruling/barely-true/
  6. "Lambert rejects O'Brien's call to pull 'misogynous,' 'demonizing' TV ad about Garcia". Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  7. "Amnesty? Garcia is against it". New Hampshire Union Leader. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  8. http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/1015057-469/former-republican-state-sen.-gary-lambert-of.html
  9. http://combatveteransforcongress.org/alumni/3108
  10. https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyelambert
  11. https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/126941/gary-lambert#.Vp9HE_krLIU
  12. http://nhpr.org/topic/gary-lambert
  13. https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Lambert
Government offices
Preceded by
Bette Lasky		 New Hampshire State Senator, District 13
2010 - 2012		 Succeeded by
Bette Lasky
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