Jim Lykam (born December 16, 1949) is an American politician. He serves in the
Iowa Senate, representing the 45th district. He previously represented the 89th district in the
Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017.
Lykam received his AA from
Palmer Junior College
Palmer may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
* Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Palmer (surname), including a list of people and f ...
.
Lykam serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Local Government committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Transportation committee, where he is vice chair; and the Public Safety committee, where he is chair. He also serves on the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee.
Lykam was re-elected in 2006 with 5,623 votes (54%), defeating
Republican opponent Roby Smith
In December 2016, Lykam won a
special election to the
Iowa Senate.
References
External links
Representative Jim Lykam''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Jim Lykam State Representative''official constituency site''
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Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Living people
1949 births
Politicians from Davenport, Iowa
21st-century American politicians
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