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Rodney S. Lyons Sr.
Louisiana State Representative for
District 87 (Jefferson Parish)

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 2016
Preceded byEbony Woodruff
Personal details
BornDecember 1962
New Orleans, La.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSharon
Residence(s)Harvey, Jefferson Parish
Louisiana, USA
OccupationRetired 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, a suburban area outside 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 Superintendent with the Jefferson Parish Streets Department, Realtor and Director of a Business Consulting Company.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]

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  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "Rodney Lyons, December 1962". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  • ^ "Lyons beats Woodruff in race for House District 87 seat". The New Orleans Advocate. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  • Louisiana House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    Ebony Woodruff

    Louisiana State Representative for District 87
    (Jefferson Parish)

    2016 –
    Succeeded by

    Incumbent


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