Moira K. Lyons | |
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Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
In office January 6, 1999 –January 5, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Thomas D. Ritter |
Succeeded by | James A. Amann |
Member of the ConnecticutHouseofRepresentatives from the 146th district | |
In office 1981–2004 | |
Preceded by | Jerry Simonelli |
Succeeded by | Gerald M. Fox III |
Personal details | |
Born | Trenton,New Jersey,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Stamford,Connecticut,U.S. |
Education | Georgian Court University (BA) |
Moira K. Lyons is an American retired politician from Stamford,Connecticut who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1981 to 2005. She also served as the speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005. [1]
Lyons was born in Trenton,New Jersey. She attended Miami University in Oxford,Ohio and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the Georgian Court University. [2]
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