Lempert represented the Peninsula subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area.
He had more than 70 other bills signed by Governors George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis.
Lempert ended up losing the primary to San Mateo County supervisor Anna Eshoo.
Lempert ran for the 11th state senate district in 2004 following the term limitation of Byron Sher.
A lifelong resident of the San Francisco Peninsula, Mr. Lempert attended local public schools.