Jonathan M. Lamb

Jonathan Matthew Lamb (born November 8, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, economist, author, and Republican candidate for the United States Congress.

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.

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

Lamb is an economic writer, and TV and radio guest. Lamb's first book, Economics is Like [...]: 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.

Political life

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.

Personal life

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