Bob Lyon

Bob Lyon (born March 24, 1955), 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.[2]

Bob Lyon
Member of the Kansas State Senate from the 3rd District
In office
2001–2004
Preceded byDonald Biggs
Succeeded byRoger Pine
Personal details
BornMarch 24, 1955[1]
Oak Park, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRita Lyon
Children3 daughters
ResidenceWinchester, Kansas
Alma materUniversity of Virginia, George Washington University

A Republican, Lyon was elected to the Third District seat of the Kansas Senate in 2000.[2] He defeated two Leavenworth residents to win the Republican nomination,[3] and he beat Democratic nominee Mike Gibbens by somewhat more than 1,500 votes in the general election.[4] In his term in the Senate, he served on four committees:[2]

  • Federal and State Affairs (of which he was the vice chairman)
  • Joint Legislative Educational Planning
  • Transportation
  • Utilities

He served a single four-year term, declining to run for reelection and being succeeded by Roger Pine in 2005.[5]

With his wife Rita, Lyon has three daughters. He is an elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America,[2] serving on the session of the denomination's Winchester congregation.[6]

References
  1. "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Lyon, Bob". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. Kansas Senate Republicans Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Kansas Republican Party, 2004. Accessed 2007-08-20.
  3. Loads of candidates grace area ballots, The Topeka Capital-Journal, 2000-07-31. Accessed 2008-08-31.
  4. 2000 Kansas Official General Election Results, Secretary of State of Kansas, 2000. Accessed 2008-08-31.
  5. Kansas Senate Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Kansas Senate, 2007. Accessed 2007-08-20.
  6. 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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