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{{Short description|American politician}}
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|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1962|10|21}}
|birth_place  = [[Ankeny, Iowa|Ankeny]], [[Iowa]], U.S.
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|party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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|residence    = Ankeny, Iowa
|alma_mater   = [[Drake University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Jeffrey M. Lamberti''' (born October 21, 1962, in [[Ankeny, Iowa]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/53/ |title=Election 2006 Key Race: U.S. House, Iowa District 3 |accessdate=9 December 2008 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006200246/http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/53/ |archivedate=October 6, 2008 }}</ref> 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 Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for [[U.S. Congress]] in [[Iowa's 3rd congressional district]], losing to incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Leonard Boswell]] in a hotly contested race. Lamberti received 47% of the vote to Boswell's 52%. He was succeeded in the Iowa Senate by Republican [[Larry Noble (politician)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ankenylaw.com/attorneys-staff/jeffrey-m-lamberti/|title = Des Moines & Ankeny Real Estate Lawyer - Jeffrey Lamberti}}</ref> 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==
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  | title     = Iowa State House 065 election, 1994<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=739443|title=Our Campaigns - IA State House 065 Race - Nov 08, 1994}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States) 
  |candidate  = Jeff Lamberti
  |votes      = 7,455
  |percentage = 56.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Mark A. Haverland]] ([[incumbent|inc.]])
  |votes      = 5,756
  |percentage = 43.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = 
  |votes      = 1
  |percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 13,212
  |percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
  |loser      = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}

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  | title     = Iowa State House 065 election, 1996<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=226740|title=Our Campaigns - IA State House 065 Race - Nov 05, 1996}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States) 
  |candidate  = Jeff Lamberti ([[incumbent|inc.]])
  |votes      = 9,299
  |percentage = 59.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Paul Gnade]]
  |votes      = 6,211
  |percentage = 40.00
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{{Election box candidate no change
  |party      = Other
  |candidate  = 
  |votes      = 16
  |percentage = 0.10
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{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 15,526
  |percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
  | title     = Iowa State Senate 33 election, 1998<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=738961|title=Our Campaigns - IA State Senate 33 Race - Nov 03, 1998}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States) 
  |candidate  = Jeff Lamberti
  |votes      = 17,147
  |percentage = 84.23
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Reform Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Alan Palmer (Iowa)|Alan Palmer]]
  |votes      = 3,146
  |percentage = 15.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Blank/Scattering
  |votes      = 64
  |percentage = 0.34
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 20,357
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
  |loser      = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
  | title     = Iowa State Senate 35 election, 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28038|title = Our Campaigns - IA State Senate 35 Race - Nov 05, 2002}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States) 
  |candidate  = Jeff Lamberti
  |votes      = 18,117
  |percentage = 98.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = 
  |votes      = 304
  |percentage = 1.65
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{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 18,421
  |percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing
  |winner     = Republican Party (United States)
  |loser      = Democratic Party (United States)
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  | title     = Iowa's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Leonard Boswell]] ([[incumbent|inc.]])
  |votes      = 115,769
  |percentage = 51.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States) 
  |candidate  = Jeff Lamberti
  |votes      = 103,722
  |percentage = 46.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Socialist Workers Party (US) 
  |candidate  = Helen Meyers
  |votes      = 3,591
  |percentage = 1.61
}}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 223,082
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[http://www.jefflamberti.com Jeff Lamberti's Congressional campaign site]
* {{Twitter|stormerone}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411181909/http://www.blocklambertigocke.com/Attorneys/Jeffrey-M-Lamberti.shtml Jeffrey M. Lamberti profile @ Block, Lamberti & Gocke, P.C.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061101135738/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=133&ga=81 Iowa General Assembly page on Lamberti] - from when he was in the Iowa Senate.
*[http://biz.yahoo.com/t/13/7728.html Jeff Lamberti Casey's stock history]
*{{C-SPAN|1015610}}
{{Iowa Barnstormers}}

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[[Category:1962 births]]
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[[Category:People from Ankeny, Iowa]]
[[Category:Drake University alumni]]
[[Category:Iowa lawyers]]
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[[Category:Republican Party Iowa state senators]]
[[Category:Drake University Law School alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly]]


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