Jeffrey M. Lamberti (born October 21, 1962, inAnkeny, Iowa)[1] is a former Republican Senate leader and two term state senator representing the 35th District of theIowa Senate, and served two terms as State Representative. In the 2006 mid-term election, Lamberti was theRepublican nominee forU.S. Congress inIowa's 3rd congressional district, losing to incumbentDemocratLeonard Boswell in a hotly contested race. Lamberti received 47% of the vote to Boswell's 52%. He was succeeded in the Iowa Senate by RepublicanLarry Noble.