Bob Sikes | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Earl Hutto |
| Constituency | 3rd district (1945–1963) 1st district (1963–1979) |
| In office January 3, 1941 – October 19, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Millard Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office 1937–1941 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Lee Fulton Sikes June 3, 1906 Isabella Station, Georgia, U.S. (now Sylvester) |
| Died | September 28, 1994 (aged 88) Crestview, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Mildred Tyner
(m. 1949; div. 1983)Joan Thomas Dunning
(m. 1983–1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Georgia (BS) University of Florida (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1944 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | U.S. Army Air Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (June 3, 1906 – September 28, 1994) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented the Florida Panhandle in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1979, with a brief break in 1944 and 1945 for service during World War II.
He served during a long period in which Florida was effectively a one-party state dominated by Democrats, as the Republican Party had been weakened by the disfranchisement of African Americans by racist policies and Jim Crow laws. The Republican Party began a resurgence in the 1970s.
In 1975 Sikes was accused by Common Cause of financial misconduct and was investigated and censured by the House in 1976. He did not seek re-election in 1978.