Jim Ross Lightfoot

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James Ross "Jim" Lightfoot is a Republican politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa.

Lightfoot was born in Sioux City, Iowa on September 27, 1938 and was raised on a farm near Farragut, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1956. After serving eight years in the United States Army and Army Reserve, he worked as a radio broadcaster and farm equipment plant manager among other professions in Texas and Iowa. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1984 and served there for six terms.

In 1996 he left his seat to run for the United States Senate against Democratic incumbent, Tom Harkin, but was unsuccessful. He was also unsuccessful in running for Governor of Iowa in 1998, losing to current governor Tom Vilsack.

Lightfoot is currently a lawyer and lobbiest in Washington. He is a senior policy advisor for the Federal Government Relations Sector.