Background
Lamb was born in Canute, Oklahoma in 1935, and attended schools in Cordell, Putnam City, Midwest City, Tuttle, Moore, and Enid.
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Lamb was born in Canute, Oklahoma in 1935, and attended schools in Cordell, Putnam City, Midwest City, Tuttle, Moore, and Enid.
Cameron College and Oklahoma University (Bachelor of Science, 1957). Oklahoma University (Bachelor of Laws, 1963). Phi Alpha Delta (President, 1963).
Oklahoma State Senator, since 1971.
Liason, United States. Military Acadamy West Point, New York, since 1984.
Lamb served as the Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011, having been originally appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating and retained under Governor Brad Henry. Lamb was one of three Cabinet Secretaries appointed by former Governor Frank Keating to be held over by Governor Brad Henry, the others being: Human Resources Secretary Oscar B. Jackson Junior. and Health and Human Services Secretary Howard Hendrick. After college, Lamb began a career in law.
He served as Assistant County Attorney for Chickasha, Oklahoma (1963–1964), as Assistant Municipal Counselor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1964–1965), and then as Chief Prosecutor and Assistant District Attorney for Garfield County, Oklahoma from 1967 to 1970.
Lamb served in the United States Army and retired after 33 years active and reserve duty as a Colonel. During his active duty, he served at Fort
Bliss, Texas on Air Defense/Guided Missiles. His interest in serving his country extended to serving as a West Point (United States Military Academy) Liaison (Recruiting) to Oklahoma from 1986 to 1990.
Lamb represented Enid in the Oklahoma State Senate.
A Republican, Lamb was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1971, and continued serving until 1988, even serving as the chair of the Republican State Convention in 1976. During his Senate career, he served on the following committees: Agriculture, Economic Development, Education, Human Resources, Judiciary, Retirement, Revenue and Taxation, and Standards and Ethics. In 1976, Lamb was voted one of the Top 10 Most Effective Senators by Peers and one of the Top 10 Most Popular Senators by Peers.
Governor Frank Keating appointed Colonel Lamb as his in 1995.
Lamb would serve as Keating"s only Virginia Secrerary. Following the election of Brad Henry in 2002, Lamb was asked to stay on under Henry as his As the Secretary, Lamb is charged with ensuring all Oklahoma veterans and their families receive all possible benefits and provide health services and long-term skilled care in a residential environment to all qualified veterans residing in the state by overseeing the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
Garfield County (President, 1977) and Oklahoma Bar Associations. [Colonel, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, Reserve].