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==Legislative career==
==Legislative career==
Lambert was elected to the House in 2003, when he upset the incumbent Republican Juba Diez. In the primary, Lambert and another Republican, George Cabanas, polled 6,581 votes (42.4 percent) and 3,002 (19.3 percent), respectively, as Diez trailed with 5,950 (38.3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> In the [[general election]] on November 15, 2003, Lambert topped Diez, 9,601 votes (57.7 percent) to 7,026 (42.3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 15, 2003.</ref> As a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in 1999, Diez had polled 63 percent of the primary vote against another Democrat, Jeff Burns.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>
Lambert was elected to the House in 2003, when he upset the incumbent Republican [[Juba Diez]]. In the primary, Lambert and another Republican, George Cabanas, polled 6,581 votes (42.4 percent) and 3,002 (19.3 percent), respectively, as Diez trailed with 5,950 (38.3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> In the [[general election]] on November 15, 2003, Lambert topped Diez, 9,601 votes (57.7 percent) to 7,026 (42.3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 15, 2003.</ref> As a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in 1999, Diez had polled 63 percent of the primary vote against another Democrat, Jeff Burns.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>
In 2007, Lambert was reelected to the House without opposition. He was the vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Education. He was a member of the committees on the Budget and Natural Resources and Environment as well as the subcommittees on Business Development and Litigation.<ref name=votesmart/>
In 2007, Lambert was reelected to the House without opposition. He was the vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Education. He was a member of the committees on the Budget and Natural Resources and Environment as well as the subcommittees on Business Development and Litigation.<ref name=votesmart/>