Sen. Todd Lamb, who is running for Lieutenant Governor, will be the speaker at the SWOKRW meeting on July 28. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with a meal served for $5 per person.

Lamb was elected to his first term in the Oklahoma Senate on November 2, 2004 by the voters of Senate district 47. District 47 encompasses Northwest Oklahoma City and portions of Edmond and Deer Creek. A few of the district’s landmarks are Oklahoma Christian, Mercy Hospital, Quail Springs Mall, Francis Tuttle Technology Center, and the Baptist Retirement Village.

Lamb and his wife Monica have been married 13 years and have two children, Griffin and Lauren. The Lambs are active members of Quail Springs Baptist Church, where Senator Lamb serves as a church deacon. They are also active in many other civic and political organizations. Senator Lamb is also a member of the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association and officiates high school football. In Lamb’s spare time, he enjoys fishing, hunting, reading, and spending time with his family.

Lamb played college football at Louisiana Tech University and Oklahoma State University. Senator Lamb earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State. He earned his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law.

In 1993, Lamb worked on the campaign staff of gubernatorial candidate Frank Keating. Upon Keating’s election, Lamb worked alongside the Governor for four years. During his time in the Governor’s office, Lamb traveled to all of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, almost half of the United States, and 2 foreign countries promoting Governor Keating’s pro-growth economic agenda. Senator Lamb served in the Keating Administration from 1994 until 1998.

In 1998, Lamb became a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. He was elected president of his Secret Service Academy class and graduated with special recognition. During his U.S. Secret Service tenure, Lamb investigated and made numerous arrests in the areas of counterfeiting, bank fraud, threats against the President, and identity theft. His duties included domestic and international protection assignments during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. In 2000, Lamb was a site supervisor for George W. Bush’s presidential campaign. In early 2001, he was appointed to the national Joint Terrorism Task Force, where he received training and briefings at the CIA, FBI, and Secret Service headquarters in Washington, D.C. After the terrorists’ attacks, he was assigned to portions of the 9-11 investigation.

Lamb departed the U.S. Secret Service in 2002 in order to spend more time with his wife and young family. Upon leaving the U.S. Secret Service, he accepted a position on the staff of United States Senator Don Nickles.

Lamb is currently General Counsel for the CLS Group in Edmond.

For more information, contact Deb Davis at 482-1179 or e-mail debcoc@cableone.net.