▁then ▁as ▁Chief ▁Pro sec utor ▁and ▁Ass istant ▁District ▁Att orney ▁for ▁Gar field ▁County , ▁Oklahoma ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Lamb ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁and ▁retired ▁after ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁active ▁and ▁reserve ▁duty ▁as ▁a ▁Colonel . ▁During ▁his ▁active ▁duty , ▁he ▁served ▁at ▁F t . ▁Bl iss , ▁Texas ▁on ▁Air ▁Def ense / Gu ided ▁Miss iles . ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁serving ▁his ▁country ▁extended ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁West ▁Point ▁( US MA ) ▁L ia ison ▁( Rec ruit ing ) ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Lamb ▁represented ▁En id ▁in ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁Senate . ▁ ▁A ▁Republican , ▁Lamb ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁continued ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁even ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁State ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁During ▁his ▁Senate ▁career , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁comm itte es : ▁Agricult ure , ▁Econom ic ▁Development , ▁Education , ▁Human ▁Resources , ▁Jud ici ary , ▁Ret irement , ▁Re venue ▁and ▁Tax ation , ▁and ▁Stand ards ▁and ▁Eth ics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Lamb ▁was ▁voted ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁Most ▁Effect ive ▁Sen ators ▁by ▁Pe ers ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1