Jim Ross Lightfoot

Jim Ross Lightfoot
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa
In office
January 3, 1985  January 3, 1997
Preceded byTom Harkin
Succeeded byLeonard Boswell
Constituency5th district (1985–1993)
3rd district (1993–1997)
Personal details
Born (1938-09-27) September 27, 1938
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children4
Residence(s)White Oak, Texas, U.S.
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
UnitUnited States Army Reserve

James Ross Lightfoot (born September 27, 1938) is an American businessman-broadcaster who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. He was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1996 and for Governor of Iowa in 1998.