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

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wing of the Democratic Party, and is an advocate for policies such as universal healthcare, a $15 an hour minimum wage,

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, 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. Lambert defeated centrist incumbent Democrat

Ray Seigfried Raymond J. Seigfried (born August 23, 1950) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 7, from 2018 to 2020. Seigfried is a professor of healthcare policy and worked as ...

in the 2020 primary with 59% of the vote. 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%. 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. 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.

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Official page
at the Delaware General Assembly
Campaign site
* Living people Democratic Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives African-American state legislators in Delaware People from New Castle County, Delaware 21st-century American legislators 21st-century African-American politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Delaware-politician-stub