Floyd Lamb

Floyd R. Lamb (September 3, 1914 – June 2, 2002) was a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate from 1956 to 1983. From 1946 to 1956, Lamb joined the Lincoln County Commission until he was elected to the senate.

In 1956, Lamb represented Lincoln County and in 1965 Lamb moved to Las Vegas where he represented Clark County and served as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee until 1983.

Legacy

In 1977, Floyd Lamb convinced Nevada Legislature to acquire Tule Springs Park from the then financially troubled city of Las Vegas, and the park was later renamed Floyd Lamb State Park.

Also, Lamb Boulevard in Las Vegas is named after him and/or his brother, Ralph Lamb, a former Clark County Sherriff.

Conviction

Lamb and other Nevada politicians were convicted in 1983 of taking a $23,000 bribe in an FBI sting operation (Operation Yobo). Lamb spent nine months in prison, then he was paroled and his civil rights were restored by the state Pardons Board.

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