Jeff Lamberti
Jeffrey M. Lamberti (born October 21, 1962, in Ankeny, Iowa) is a former Republican Senate leader and two term state senator representing the 35th District of the Iowa Senate, and served two terms as State Representative. In the 2006 mid-term election, Lamberti was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, losing to incumbent Democrat Leonard Boswell in a hotly contested race. Lamberti received 46% of the vote to Boswell's 52%. He was succeeded in the Iowa Senate by Republican Larry Noble. Lamberti was nominated to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission by Gov. Terry Branstad. He was elected as its chairman on June 7, 2012, and his term expired on April 30, 2014. Lamberti is an attorney and is president of Lamberti, Gocke, & Leutje Law Offices. He is the son of Donald Lamberti, founder of Ankeny-based Casey's General Stores. He is the current owner of the Indoor Football League's Iowa Barnstormers (formerly of the Arena Football League and af ...
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Ankeny, Iowa
Ankeny (, ) is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States and a suburb of the state capital of Des Moines, as part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Ankeny was 67,887, making it the seventh largest city in the state. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa. Currently, the city's incorporated area totals 29.14 square miles. In 2008, Ankeny was recognized as one of the top ten towns for families by ''Family Circle''. In 2009, Ankeny was ranked No. 62 in MONEY Magazine's top 100 places to live list. History Ankeny was founded as an agrarian community on April 22, 1875, by John Fletcher Ankeny and Sarah "Sally" Ankeny ( Wolgamot) on eighty acres purchased on July 11, 1874, for US$1,600. The town, a single square mile, was formally incorporated on February 28, 1903. The railroad was eventually laid from Des Moines to Ames, via Ankeny. This rail was completed in 1874 and passenger service est ...
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