Todd Lamb (politician)

Todd Lamb (born October 19, 1971) is an American politician who served as the 16th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, he 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.

Todd Lamb
16th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019
Governor	Mary Fallin
Preceded by	Jari Askins
Succeeded by	Matt Pinnell
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	(1971-10-19) October 19, 1971 Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Monica Lamb
Children	2
Education	Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (BA) Oklahoma City University (JD)

On July 1, 2009, Lamb filed to run for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in the 2010 elections to succeed outgoing lieutenant governor Jari Askins, who stepped down to run for Governor of Oklahoma. Lamb ran for governor in the 2018 Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election, placing in third in the primary to former Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett and Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt, who became the eventual GOP nominee and governor-elect.[1]

On June 2, 2019, Lamb announced that he would become panelist of Flash Point, a locally-produced Sunday morning political talk show on NBC affiliate KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, effective at the start of the program's June 16 broadcast. He took over the conservative panelist seat being vacated by former Oklahoma City mayor Kirk Humphreys.[2][3]

Early life and education

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.[4] Lamb attended Louisiana Tech University, where he was member of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.[5] After two years at La. Tech, he transferred to Oklahoma State University where he received his bachelor's degree. Todd also received his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2005.

Career

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 September 11 attacks, was assigned to assist in the investigation of the attacks.[6]

Oklahoma Senate

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, introduced a bill requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and offer women information about the tests before performing abortions. The bill was struck down. As majority floor leader, Lamb was ex officio member of all committees.

Lieutenant Governor

Lamb in 2011

On July 1, 2009, 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.[7]

In the general election, Lamb faced Democrat Kenneth Corn and independent candidate Richard Prawdzienski and won with over 64% of the votes cast.[8]

During his tenure, Lamb served in the cabinet of Mary Fallin as Small Business Advocate. He resigned from that position on February 16, 2017, due to his opposition to proposed tax increases.[9]

2018 gubernatorial campaign

Main article: 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

Lamb ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma in the 2018 election.[10]

He lost the primary election on June 26 to Mick Cornett, former mayor of Oklahoma City, and businessman Kevin Stitt. Stitt won the runoff and later defeated former attorney general Drew Edmondson in the November general election.

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%
Source:

November 4, 2008, Election results for Oklahoma

State Senator for District 47

Candidates	Party	Votes	%
Todd Lamb	Republican Party	n/a	100.00%

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%
Source:

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%
Source:

November 4, 2014, Election results for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Candidates	Party	Votes	%
Todd Lamb (inc.)	Republican Party	562,008	68.5
Cathy Cummings	Democratic Party	258,564	31.5

Republican primary results[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mick Cornett	132,806	29.3
	Republican	Kevin Stitt	110,479	24.4
	Republican	Todd Lamb	107,985	23.9
	Republican	Dan Fisher	35,818	7.9
	Republican	Gary Jones	25,243	5.6
	Republican	Gary Richardson	18,185	4.0
	Republican	Blake Stephens	12,211	2.7
	Republican	Christopher Barnett	5,240	1.2
	Republican	Barry Gowdy	2,347	0.5
	Republican	Eric Foutch	2,292	0.5
Total votes			452,606	100.0

References

1. "Oklahoma Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. Jordan Miller (June 4, 2019). "Todd Lamb to join KFOR's 'Flash Point'". The Norman Transcript. Community Newspaper Holdings. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
3. K. Butcher (June 2, 2019). ""It's been a great season here," Member of Flash Point team makes big announcement". KFOR-TV. Tribune Broadcasting. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
4. Barron, Robert, "Lamb:Oklahoma poised for great things", Enid News & Eagle, June 13, 2011
5. "Todd Lamb: Oklahoma's lieutenant governor a former Louisiana Tech receiver". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
6. "Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb - About Todd Lamb". Ok.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
7. "SUMMARY RESULTS: Primary Election -- July 27, 2010". Ok.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
8. "SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election -- November 2, 2010". Ok.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
9. Stewart, Sarah (February 16, 2017). "Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb resigns from Gov. Fallin's cabinet". KFOR. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
10. "Lt. Governor Todd Lamb files candidacy paperwork for 2018 governor's race". KFOR.com. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
11. "State Election Results, Statewide Primary Election, June 26, 2018". www.ok.gov.

External links

• Office of the Lieutenant Governor Website
• Todd Lamb for Lt. Governor
• Oklahoma State Election Board, 2004
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Oklahoma Senate
Preceded by Mike Fair	Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 47th district 2005–2011	Succeeded by Greg Treat
Preceded by Charlie Laster	Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate 2009–2011	Succeeded by Mike Schulz
Party political offices
Preceded by Todd Hiett	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma 2010, 2014	Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by Jari Askins	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma 2011–2019	Succeeded by Matt Pinnell