Virginia Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Lyons in 2022 | |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2001 Servingwith Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Thomas Chittenden | |
| Constituency | Chittenden district (2001–2023) Chittenden-Southeast district (2023–Present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24,1944 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. She previously represented the Chittenden senate district,and has represented the Chittenden-Southeast Vermont Senate District since 2023.
She was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2000 and continues in that office.
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: