0 ▁Most ▁Popular ▁Sen ators ▁by ▁Pe ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Lamb ▁was ▁the ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁for ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁but ▁with ▁ 3 8 . 5 % ▁lost ▁to ▁Dem ocrat ▁inc umb ent ▁Sp encer ▁Bernard . ▁ ▁Secretary ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁Governor ▁Frank ▁Ke ating ▁appointed ▁Colonel ▁Lamb ▁as ▁his ▁Secretary ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Lamb ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁Ke ating ' s ▁only ▁V A ▁Secretary . ▁Following ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Brad ▁Henry ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Lamb ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁under ▁Henry ▁as ▁his ▁Secretary ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs . ▁As ▁the ▁Secretary , ▁Lamb ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁ens uring ▁all ▁Oklahoma ▁veter ans ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁receive ▁all ▁possible ▁benefits ▁and ▁provide ▁health ▁services ▁and ▁long - term ▁sk illed ▁care ▁in ▁a ▁resident ial ▁environment ▁to ▁all ▁qualified ▁veter ans ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁by ▁over see ing ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁Em manuel ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁En id ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Sunday ▁school ▁teacher ▁and ▁a ▁de acon . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁long - time ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁En id ▁L ions ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁En id ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁Lamb ' s ▁h obb ies ▁included ▁after - d inner ▁speaking , ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁college ▁football ▁offici ating , ▁and ▁jog ging .