Robert Tyson | |
Order1: | Member of the Kansas State Senate from the 12th District |
Term Start1: | 1997 |
Term End1: | 2004 |
Predecessor1: | Doug Walker |
Successor1: | Pat Apple |
Birth Date: | 1940 9, mf=yes[1] |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Linda Tyson |
Children: | 2 |
Residence: | Parker, Kansas |
Alma Mater: | Ottawa University |
Robert Tyson (born September 29, 1940) is an American former politician who served for two terms in the Kansas State Senate, representing the 12th Senate district from 1997 to 2004.
Born in Ottawa, Kansas, Tyson worked as a rancher in addition to his time in the Senate.[1] He was the chair of Bob Dole's first U.S. Senate campaign in 1968.