Virginia V. Lyons

Virginia Lyons
Virginia Lyons
	Lyons in 2022
Member of the Vermont Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 6, 2001 Serving with Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Thomas Chittenden
Constituency	Chittenden (2001–2023) ; Chittenden Southeast (2023–Present)
Personal details
Born	September 24, 1944 (age 80); Auburn, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Richard Lyons
Children	2

Virginia "Ginny" V. Lyons (born September 24, 1944) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district.

She was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2000 and continues in that office.

Biography

Lyons was born in Auburn, New York, on September 24, 1944. She received an A.B. degree in zoology from Drew University in 1966, an M.S. in nutritional biochemistry from Rutgers University in 1968, and a doctorate of policy and administration from the University of Vermont. She is married to Richard Lyons, MD, and has two daughters. Lyons moved to Williston, Vermont, in 1974 and continues to reside there. She is a part-time professor for the Vermont State Colleges.^[1]

She has served as:

Chair of the Williston select board.
Justice of the Peace for Williston.
Williston Fence Viewer.
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, alternate member.
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, plan update committee.
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, legislative and economic development committee.
State Senator, elected in 2000 and reelected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016.

This article about a Vermont politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

v t e Members of the Vermont Senate
President of the Senate David Zuckerman (P/D) President pro tempore Philip Baruth (D/P) Majority Leader Alison Clarkson (D) Minority Leader Randy Brock (R) Progressive Leader Tanya Vyhovsky (P/D)
▌Christopher Bray (D, Addison) ▌Ruth Hardy (D, Addison) ▌Brian Campion (D, Bennington) ▌Vacant (Bennington) ▌Jane Kitchel (D, Caledonia) ▌Philip Baruth (D/P, Chit. Central) ▌Martine Gulick (D, Chit. Central) ▌Tanya Vyhovsky (P/D, Chit. Central) ▌Irene Wrenner (D, Chit. North) ▌Thomas Chittenden (D, Chit. SE) ▌Ginny Lyons (D, Chit. SE) ▌Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D, Chit. SE) ▌Russ Ingalls (R, Essex) ▌Randy Brock (R, Franklin) ▌Robert Norris (R, Franklin) ▌Andy Julow (D, Grand Isle) ▌Richard Westman (R, Lamoille) ▌Mark MacDonald (D, Orange) ▌Robert Starr (D, Orleans) ▌Brian Collamore (R, Rutland) ▌Dave Weeks (R, Rutland) ▌Terry Williams (R, Rutland) ▌Ann Cummings (D, Wash.) ▌Andrew Perchlik (D/P, Wash.) ▌Anne Watson (D/P, Wash.) ▌Wendy Harrison (D, Windham) ▌Nader Hashim (D, Windham) ▌Alison Clarkson (D, Windsor) ▌Richard McCormack (D, Windsor) ▌Rebecca White (D, Windsor)
Majority coalition (23) ▌Democratic (22) ▌Progressive (1) Minority coalition (7) ▌Republican (7) Vermont General Assembly House Senate List of past Assemblies