Larry Lambert

Larry D. Lambert Jr. is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 7.^[1]

Career

Lambert is part of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, and is an advocate for policies such as universal healthcare, a $15 an hour minimum wage, police reform, and the legalization of marijuana. He was one of a number of progressive candidates that defeated incumbent centrist Democrats in the 2020 state Democratic primaries.^[2] Lambert defeated centrist incumbent Democrat Ray Seigfried in the 2020 primary with 59% of the vote.^[3] He had previously been the runner-up in the 5-way primary race in 2018, receiving 25.5% of the vote while Seigfried won with 28.7%.^[4] Lambert won the general election on November 3, 2020, with 67% of the vote over Republican candidate James Haubrich and Libertarian Party candidate Scott Gesty.^[5] In 2022, Lambert won the Democratic primary unopposed, going on to defeat his Republican opponent, Shane Stoneman by a near 43-point landslide with 71% of the vote.^[6] In 2024, Lambert defeated Republican opponent Shane Stoneman with 70.28% of the vote.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Representative Larry Lambert (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
2. ^ "Wave of progressive primary challengers unseat moderate Delaware Democratic lawmakers"
3. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
4. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Delaware Department of Elections. September 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
5. ^ "2020 General Election Report". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Department of Elections. November 3, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
6. ^ "2022 General Election Report"
7. ^ "Delaware 2024 general election"

External links

• Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
• Campaign site