In 1993, he joined
Frank Keating's campaign for governor of Oklahoma, and, following its success in November 1994, was appointed to the governor's staff. In 1998 he resigned to become a special agent with the
United States Secret Service, where he conducted criminal investigations of 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; after the
September 11 attacks, he was assigned to help investigate them.
Oklahoma Senate From 2005 to 2011, Lamb was a member of the Oklahoma Senate representing the 47th Senate District (which includes part of Oklahoma City as well as
Edmond). In the general election, Lamb faced Democrat
Kenneth Corn and independent candidate Richard Prawdzienski, but he defeated them, garnering more than 64% of the votes. During his tenure, Lamb served in the cabinet of
Mary Fallin as the small business advocate. However, he resigned from that position on February 16, 2017, due to his opposition to proposed tax increases.
2018 gubernatorial campaign Lamb ran in the Republican primary for
Governor of Oklahoma in the 2018 election. On June 26, 2018, he lost the primary election to
Mick Cornett, former mayor of
Oklahoma City, and businessman
Kevin Stitt. Stitt won the runoff and later defeated his Democratic opponent, former attorney general
Drew Edmondson, in the November general election.
Flash Point On June 2, 2019, Lamb announced he would become a panelist on
Flash Point, a locally-produced
Sunday morning political talk show on Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate
KFOR-TV, starting on the June 16 broadcast. He took over the conservative panelist seat being vacated by former Oklahoma City mayor
Kirk Humphreys.
University of Central Oklahoma presidency The
Board of Regents for the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) named Lamb the 22nd president of the
University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). Lamb assumed the presidency beginning July 1, 2023, replacing
Andrew K. Benton, who had been named interim president of UCO in January 2023. ==Personal life==