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| − | '''Eddie Joseph Lambert''' (born February 16, 1956)<ref name=cong>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/141542|title=Rep. Eddie Lambert|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] from Prairieville, [[Louisiana]],<ref name=cong/> who is the state senator for District 18, which encompasses Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes. He is a former state representative for District 59 in Ascension Parish.<ref>{{ (Ascension Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=October 14, 2019}}</ref> | + | '''Eddie Joseph Lambert''' (born February 16, 1956)<ref name=cong>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/141542|title=Rep. Eddie Lambert|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] from Prairieville, [[Louisiana]],<ref name=cong/> who is the state senator for District 18, which encompasses Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes. He is a former state representative for District 59 in Ascension Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Ascension Parish)|publisher|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=October 14, 2019}}</ref> |
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| | When term-limited in the House, Lambert ran without opposition for his Senate seat, which was vacated by the term-limited Jody Amedee, another Republican, in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015. | | When term-limited in the House, Lambert ran without opposition for his Senate seat, which was vacated by the term-limited Jody Amedee, another Republican, in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015. |
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| | Lambert's law firm, Lambert & Lambert, located in Gonzales though his residence is in Prairieville, specializes in Personal Injury, Criminal, Civil, Criminal Law, and Civil Law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://local.yahoo.com/info-18244209-lambert-eddie-j-lambert-lambert-gonzales|title=Lambert, Eddie J. - Lambert & Lambert|publisher=yahoo.com|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> Lambert began his law practice in 1985 and for a time was an assistant district attorney in the 23rd Judicial District. He has referred to himself as a former "hard-nosed prosecutor."<ref name=lambert/> | | Lambert's law firm, Lambert & Lambert, located in Gonzales though his residence is in Prairieville, specializes in Personal Injury, Criminal, Civil, Criminal Law, and Civil Law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://local.yahoo.com/info-18244209-lambert-eddie-j-lambert-lambert-gonzales|title=Lambert, Eddie J. - Lambert & Lambert|publisher=yahoo.com|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> Lambert began his law practice in 1985 and for a time was an assistant district attorney in the 23rd Judicial District. He has referred to himself as a former "hard-nosed prosecutor."<ref name=lambert/> |
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| | Lambert and his wife, the former Marilyn Montgomery, married in 1985. Originally from Port Gibson, [[Mississippi]], she graduated from [[Mississippi State University]] at Starkville with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. Like her husband, she is a graduate of the LSU Law School. She was the 2011 vice president of Delta Gamma in Baton Rouge, a member of Rotary Internationa], and an Ascension Parish judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brdgalumnae.com/officers.html|title=Chapter Officers: Delta Gamma alumnae|publisher=brdgalumnae.com|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> | | Lambert and his wife, the former Marilyn Montgomery, married in 1985. Originally from Port Gibson, [[Mississippi]], she graduated from [[Mississippi State University]] at Starkville with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. Like her husband, she is a graduate of the LSU Law School. She was the 2011 vice president of Delta Gamma in Baton Rouge, a member of Rotary Internationa], and an Ascension Parish judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brdgalumnae.com/officers.html|title=Chapter Officers: Delta Gamma alumnae|publisher=brdgalumnae.com|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> |
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