She also served as the speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.
She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the Georgian Court University.
[2] Lyons served on the Stamford Board of Representatives from 1979 to 1981.
She was elected house majority leader in 1995 and served until 1998.
[3][4] Lyons and Richard J. Balducci are the only three term speakers in the history of the Connecticut House of Representatives.