Q:Facts: - preceded: david r. nagle tom harkin - party: republican - district: 3rd 5th - term end: january 3 , 1997 january 3 , 1993 - succeeded: leonard boswell fred grandy - term start: january 3 , 1993 january 3 , 1985 - state: iowa iowa - name: jim ross lightfoot - birth date: 27 september 1938 - birth place: sioux city , iowa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim ross lightfoot .
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james ross '' jim '' lightfoot -lrb- born september 27 , 1938 -rrb- is a former republican member of the united states house of representatives from iowa .