Kent Lambert | |
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Member of the Colorado Senate from the 9th district |
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Assumed office January 2011 |
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Preceded by | David Schultheis |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 59th district |
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In office January 2007 – January 2011 |
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Succeeded by | Janak Joshi |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Gretchen |
Profession | retired Air Force Colonel |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Bills Introduced in 2007 by Rep. Lambert (for which Rep. Lambert is the primary originating sponsor) |
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Bill | Title | Outcome | |
HB07-1086 | Concerning the creation of a fund in the state treasury for the implementation of [ Amendment 41 ] to be funded with moneys that would otherwise be expended by state agencies for lobbying purposes. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
HB07-1110 | Concerning remedies for the owner of private real property for diminution in the value of the property caused by land use regulations imposed by public entities. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
HB07-1116 | Concerning a prohibition on governmental entities acting as a conduit of money for political purposes and [...] prohibiting the deduction from governmental employees' wages of moneys for political purposes. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
HB07-1226 | Concerning a creation of a felony for drunk driving [...] | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
HB07-1267 | Concerning the prohibition of discrimination against employees based upon labor union participation. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee |
Bills Introduced in 2010 by Representative Lambert (for which Representative Lambert is the primary originating sponsor) |
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Bill | Title | Outcome | |
HB10-1207 | Concerning modifications to PERA. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
HB10-1287 | Concerning the use of a state-owned vehicle for commuting purposes. | Vetoed by Gov. Ritter | |
HB10-1295 | Concerning the creation of income tax credits for nonpublic education. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
HB10-1384 | Concerning the alignment of eligibility for the old age pension program with eligibility for other public benefit programs [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
SB10-044 | Concerning the repeal of statutory changes enacted by SB09-108. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee |
Bills Introduced in 2011 by Senator Lambert (for which Senator Lambert is the primary originating sponsor) |
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SB11-023 | Concerning the use of a state-owned motor vehicle for commuting. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee. | |
SB11-054 | Concerning the authority of law enforcement officers to arrest unlawfully present aliens. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee. | |
SB11-074 | Concerning the authority for employers in certain divisions of PERA to make optional modifications to the contributions rates to the association. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee. | |
SB11-097 | Concerning the option for a governmental entity to post a public notice on its official website in lieu of publishing the notice in a newspaper when conditions are met. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee. | |
HB11-1088 | Concerning bond circumstances for defendants who may be in the country illegally. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee. |
Bills Introduced in 2012 by Senator Lambert (for which Senator Lambert is the primary originating sponsor) |
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SB12-016 | Concerning the authority of employers in the local government division of the public employees retirement association to make optional modifications to the contribution rates. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
SB12-072 | Concerning the Colorado mounted rangers. | Signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper | |
SB12-084 | Concerning public employees' retirement association transparency. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
SB12-096 | Concerning the continuation of the office of information technology's authority to amend existing contracts for information technology resources. | Signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper | |
SB12-113 | Concerning the designation in the annual general appropriations act of the portion to be redirected to the counties of the state's share of recoveries for public assistance paid for family support obligations. | Signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper |
Bills Introduced in 2013 by Senator Lambert (for which Senator Lambert is the primary originating sponsor) |
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Kent Douglas Lambert is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A United States Air Force veteran, Lambert was elected to the Colorado General Assembly as a Republican in 2006. He currently represents Senate District 9, which encompasses northwest Colorado Springs, the Air Force Academy, Monument and Black Forest.
Lambert attended the United States Air Force Academy, where he served on the Cadet Wing Staff and was Chairman of the Cadet Professional Ethics Committee. He was commissioned from the Academy in 1974, earning a B.S. in military history.
Lambert served as a B-52 instructor pilot, and was Director of Battle Staff for a B-52 wing. He rose from scientific analyst to division chief within the Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency at The Pentagon and worked on policy studies for major military systems including bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile forces. He was Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe in the Defense Intelligence Agency. Lambert worked as an attaché at several international postings, serving as the air attaché and Deputy Chief of Military Assistance Program, in Amman, Jordan, and as the defense attaché and Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation, , Sweden. He was assigned to Air Force Space Command in 2001 as Deputy Director of the Space Analysis Division, where his duties included support for investigation of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.