Bob Lyon

Bob Lyon
Member of the Kansas State Senate from the 3rd District
In office 2001–2004
Preceded by	Donald Biggs
Succeeded by	Roger Pine
Personal details
Born	March 24, 1955[1] Oak Park, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Rita Lyon
Children	3 daughters
Residence	Winchester, Kansas
Alma mater	University of Virginia, George Washington University

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]

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.