Rodney Lyons

Rodney S. Lyons Sr.
Louisiana State Representative for
District 87 (Jefferson Parish)
Assumed office
January 2016
Preceded by Ebony Woodruff
Personal details
Born December 1962
New Orleans, La.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Sharon
Residence Harvey, Jefferson Parish
Louisiana, USA
Occupation Retired parish employee

Rodney S. Lyons Sr. (born December 1962)[1] is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 87 in Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans, Louisiana. In January 2016, he succeeded Democrat Ebony Woodruff, whom he unseated in the primary election held on October 24, 2015. Lyons polled 2,883 votes (58.6 percent) to Woodruff's 2,034 (41.4 percent) in a low-turnout contest. [2]

Lyons is a retired supervisor with the Jefferson Parish Streets Department. He formerly coached high school and youth league basketball. He is a former president of the Woodmere Civic Association, an organization of homeowners in the largest subdivision in Louisiana. Lyons calls himself "a quick study" who has "the pulse of the community at my fingertips."[3] He resides in Harvey.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Rodney Lyons, December 1962". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lyons beats Woodruff in race for House District 87 seat". The New Orleans Advocate. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rodney Lyons in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana". intelius.com. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ebony Woodruff		 Louisiana State Representative for District 87
(Jefferson Parish)

Rodney Lyons, Sr.
2016 –

Succeeded by
Incumbent


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