Floyd Lamb

Floyd Roland Lamb (September 3, 1914 – June 2, 2002) was an American politician and 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, Lamb convinced the Nevada Legislature to acquire Tule Springs Park from the then financially troubled city of Las Vegas and the park was later renamed Floyd Lamb Park.

Conviction Lamb and other Nevada politicians, including Clark County commissioner Woodrow Wilson, were forced to resign after they were convicted in 1983 for taking a $23,000 bribe in an FBI sting operation (Operation Yobo). Lamb spent 9 months in prison, then he was paroled and his civil rights were restored by the state Pardons Board.