Lisa Lyons
| The Honorable Lisa Posthumus Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 86th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Hildenbrand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 12, 1980 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Brad |
| Parents | Dick Posthumus |
| Residence | Alto, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
Lisa Posthumus Lyons is an American politician from Alto, Michigan, and has been a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 86 (portions of Ionia and Kent Counties) since 2011. She is chairperson of the House Education Committee.
Background
Lyons describes herself as the fourth generation to own their family’s family farm in Alto. She graduated from Lowell High School and from Michigan State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications. Before being elected to the House, Lyons was Director of Public Policy & Community Outreach for the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors. Lyons and her husband Brad, who is a deputy sheriff in Kent County, have four children: Easton, Charlie, Gage, and Fisher.
House service
In the 2010 general election, she beat Frank Hammond with 25,943 votes, to 10,996 for Hammond and 909 for Libertarian Robin VanLoon. She was re-elected in 2012 (defeating Brian Bosak), and currently chairs the House standing committees on education and on ethics and elections.