Jonathan M. Lamb

Jonathan Matthew Lamb (born November 8, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, economist, author, and educator, who ran in the 2018 Republican primary for Indiana's 6th congressional district.[1]

Early life, education, career

Born in Muncie, Indiana, Lamb is a graduate of Ball State University with degrees in Economics, and Risk Management, and has an MBA from North Carolina State University.[2]

In 2004, Lamb received BS degrees from the Miller College of Business in Risk Management and Economics.[3] He then went on to work as a Power Trader for ACES Power Marketing[4] and as a senior real time trader for Progress Energy.[5] Lamb has started and owned several small businesses,[6][7] and currently owns OptoeV, Inc.,[8] in Muncie, Indiana, which is a provider of small autonomous self-driving battery powered electric agriculture equipment.[8] Lamb earned an MBA from the Jenkins MBA Program at North Carolina State University[9] where he was a McLauchlan Leadership Fellow.[10]

Lamb is an economic writer, and TV and radio guest.[11][12][13][14] Lamb's first book, Economics is Like Sex: Common Sense Thinking for Better Decisions Through the Taboo Topics of Money, Budgets, Markets, and Trade was published by Morgan James Publishing in 2017, with a full national release in 2018.[15][16]

Beginning in Fall 2018, Lamb is currently employed as an Instructor of Economics at his undergraduate alma mater, Ball State University where he teaches courses in microeconomics.[17]

Political life
See also: Indiana's 6th congressional district and United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2018 § District 6

On August 1, 2017, Lamb announced that he is running for the Republican nomination for the US House of Representatives for the Indiana 6th District.[18][19][20][21] On May 8, 2018, Lamb lost the Republican nomination to Greg Pence whose brother current Vice President Mike Pence had held for twelve years. Lamb lent himself over three-quarters of a million dollars and Pence raised over one million dollars, making the "race the most expensive in the state." Pence faced Democrat Jeannine Lake in the November general election, which he won handily.[22]

2018 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Pence 47,750 64.5
Republican Jonathan M. Lamb 17,462 23.6
Republican Stephen M. Mackenzie 3,378 4.6
Republican Mike Campbell 3,212 4.3
Republican Jeff Smith 2,244 3.0
Total votes 74,046 100

Personal life

Lamb and his wife Mollee, live in Muncie Indiana and have two boys.[1]

References
  1. "Jonathan Lamb for Congress". Jonathan Lamb. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "Jonathan Matthew Lamb". United States Patent and Trademark Office Search Results.
  3. "Alumni Locator Services". forms.bsu.edu. Ball State University. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. "ACES Power Marketing, Raleigh NC – Company Profile". BizStanding. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "Authorized Power Traders" (PDF). Progress Energy. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "Fundraiser". Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, Inc.
  7. "My Side and Yours: The World's First Fully Customized Bedsheets Built For Two". PRWeb. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. "Purple autonomous electric tractors". OptoEV. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. "Jonathan Lamb". Jenkins MBA. NC State University. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  10. "2015–16 Fellows". Jenkins MBA. NC State University. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. "NC Couple Creates Sheets To Solve Bedtime Battle". WFMY News 2. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  12. Strickland, Lea (14 November 2016). "Crowdfunding Lessons with Jonathan Lamb of MySideandYours.com". FOCUS Resources. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  13. "Interview" (mp3). Ibiblio.org. Focus on Business. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  14. Lamb, Jonathan (17 October 2014). "You know nothing about Millennials. ... Neither do I". Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  15. "Home". Morgan James Publishing.
  16. Lamb, Jonathan (April 24, 2017). Economics is Like Sex: Common Sense Thinking for Better Decisions Through the Taboo Topics of Money, Budgets, Markets and Trade. Morgan James Publishing. p. 244. ISBN 1683507223.
  17. "Jonathan Lamb, Instructor of Economics". Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  18. "Atomic: Opioid crisis; 4 counties lack ACA; 6th CD field builds". Howey Politics. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  19. Staff Reports (1 August 2017). "6th District field grows with Muncie man's entry". The Republic. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  20. Lamb, Jonathan M. (1 August 2017). "Candidate overview". Federal Election Commission (FEC). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  21. "Mike Pence's Brother Plans to Run for Congress, AP Reports". Bloomberg.com. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  22. Chamberlain, Samuel (May 8, 2018). "Greg Pence wins GOP nomination for House seat once held by brother Mike Pence". Fox News. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
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