Lamb, Mark

Running For:

U.S. House of Representatives

District:

5

Political Affiliation:

Republican

Age:

53

Occupation:

Sheriff (Ret.)

Family:

Janel (spouse of 32 years), sons Cade, Wyatt, Dayton, Cooper (deceased), daughter Sadie

Religion:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Biographical Info:

“Mark Lamb, the former Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, is known nationwide as “America’s Sheriff.” During a distinguished two-decade career in law enforcement, Lamb graduated as valedictorian of his police academy class and earned honors including Rookie of the Year, Officer of the Year, and Detective of the Year.

Known for his independent thinking, problem-solving and decisive leadership, Lamb has emerged as a prominent national voice on public safety, border security and the Constitution. A student of American history and a committed constitutional conservative, he believes deeply in the promise of the American experiment and in protecting the individual freedom, liberty and economic opportunity that have made America exceptional.

Mark Lamb is running for Congress to bring that same commitment to accountability, common sense and results to Washington.”

Statement:

“I spent eight years as Sheriff of Pinal County, and that job teaches you something very quickly: laws either mean something or they don’t. And when they don’t, the people who pay the price are rarely the ones writing the rules. They are the families across America who buried a child after fentanyl came across a border our government was not serious about defending. They are the victims of crime, the small-business owners trying to play by the rules, and the law enforcement officers asked to enforce laws that politicians themselves are unwilling to defend.

The rule of law is fundamental to a free and functioning society. It must be enforced, respected and protected.

As Sheriff, I watched the cartels grow richer and more powerful while Washington argued over words. I watched good deputies get demonized for doing a job most people would not last a week doing. And I watched an immigration system become so broken that it too often punished those who followed the law while rewarding those who did not.

But I also saw something larger: a federal government that has become increasingly disconnected from the people it is supposed to serve. Washington spends money it does not have, creates rules it does not have to live under, and too often avoids accountability when its policies fail. Americans are tired of excuses. They expect their government to do its job.

I am running because I am done watching.

I want a border that is secured, not merely managed. I want law enforcement backed by the people who send them out the door, not second-guessed by them. I want an immigration system that is legal, orderly and honest about who we allow into this country. And I want a federal government that remembers it works for the American people, not the other way around.

But my candidacy is about more than any single policy.

There is a growing effort to convince Americans that our country is something to apologize for. I reject that completely. America is not perfect, and it never has been. But no nation in human history has done more to place individual liberty, opportunity and self-government within the reach of ordinary people.

Our Founders understood that our rights do not come from government. They come from God. They wrote that conviction into a Constitution specifically designed to limit government power and keep ultimate authority in the hands of the people. That Constitution is not a relic from another age. It remains the foundation of our freedom, and it is worth defending without apology.

God, family and freedom are not campaign slogans to me. They are the order of things. Get them right, and much of the rest follows.

I am running for Congress because I believe America remains the greatest experiment in individual freedom and opportunity the world has ever known. I want to protect that inheritance, restore accountability to government, defend the rule of law and preserve the freedoms our Founders entrusted to us so we can pass them on, stronger and more secure, to the generations that follow.”