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.Kansas Senate Republicans , Kansas Republican Party, 2004. Accessed 2007-08-20.
A Republican, Lyon was elected to the Third District seat of the Kansas Senate in 2000. He defeated two Leavenworth residents to win the Republican nomination, and he beat Democratic nominee Mike Gibbens by somewhat more than 1,500 votes in the general election.2000 Kansas Official General Election Results, Secretary of State of Kansas, 2000. Accessed 2008-08-31. In his term in the Senate, he served on four committees: 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.Kansas Senate , Kansas Senate, 2007. Accessed 2007-08-20.
With his wife Rita, Lyon has three daughters. He is an elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, serving on the session of the denomination's Winchester congregation.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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