Michael J. "Mike" Lybyer (born February 23, 1947) is a former American Democratic politician who served in the

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and the

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from 1977 until 1979. In 1998, he was defeated in reelection by future state treasurer

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Born in

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, Lybyer graduated from the

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, public school system. He graduated from the

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in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. Lybyer worked as a beef cattle farmer in

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, and also served in the U.S. Army Reserves for six years.

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