Joseph M. Lyons is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives

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, representing the 19th District since being elected in November 1996.

In 2007, when state lawmakers working on a budget during a special session met at 10 a.m. rather than 2p.m., and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich

Rod R. Blagojevich is an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Blagojevich was a State Representative before being elected to the United States House of Representatives representing parts of Chicago...

's attorney threatened that the Governor was considering legal action against the involved representatives, Lyons told reporters, "We have a madman. The man is insane." In September 2011, Lyons announced he would not seek another term and endorsed Democrat Robert F. Martwick, Jr as his successor.

External links

• Illinois General Assembly - Representative Joseph M. Lyons (D) 19th District official IL House website
  • Bills Committees
• Project Vote Smart - Representative Joseph M. 'Joe' Lyons (IL) profile
• Follow the Money - Joseph M Lyons
  • 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions
• Illinois House Democrats - Joseph M. Lyons profile