Bob Lyon
Bob Lyon, an American politician, is a former Kansas State Senator from the city of Winchester. A civil engineer, Lyon is a graduate of the University of Virginia and George Washington University.[1]
A Republican, Lyon was elected to the Third District seat of the Kansas Senate in 2000.[1] He defeated two Leavenworth residents to win the Republican nomination,[2] and he beat Democratic nominee Mike Gibbens by somewhat more than 1,500 votes in the general election.[3] In his term in the Senate, he served on four committees:[1]
- Federal and State Affairs (of which he was the vice chairman)
- Joint Legislative Educational Planning
- Transportation
- Utilities
He served a single four-year term, being succeeded by Roger Pine in 2005.[4]
With his wife Rita, Lyon has three daughters. He is an elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America,[1] serving on the session of the denomination's Winchester congregation.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kansas Senate Republicans, Kansas Republican Party, 2004. Accessed 2007-08-20.
- ↑ Loads of candidates grace area ballots, The Topeka Capital-Journal, 2000-07-31. Accessed 2008-08-31.
- ↑ 2000 Kansas Official General Election Results, Secretary of State of Kansas, 2000. Accessed 2008-08-31.
- ↑ Kansas Senate, Kansas Senate, 2007. Accessed 2007-08-20.
- ↑ Minutes of the Synod and Yearbook of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America 2007. Pittsburgh: Crown & Covenant, 2008, p. 189.
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