Jeffrey M. Lamberti (born October 21, 1962, in Ankeny, Iowa) 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 1998, Lamberti gained national attention for his sponsorship of a bill imposing chemical castration as a parole condition for sex offenders. The bill passed and remains on the books of the Iowa Code; an April 2026 review of "red tape" regulations by the Iowa Department of Corrections, reported that the "utilization rate is extremely low" for the measure.
In the 2006 mid-term election, Lamberti was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, losing to incumbent 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.
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. 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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External links
Jeff Lamberti's Congressional campaign site
Jeffrey M. Lamberti profile @ Block, Lamberti & Gocke, P.C. Iowa General Assembly page on Lamberti - from when he was in the Iowa Senate. Jeff Lamberti Casey's stock history