Kathy Byron | |
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Member of the
Virginia House of Delegates from the 22nd district | |
In office January 14, 1998 – September 30, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Joyce Crouch |
Succeeded by | Ian Lovejoy (redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 5, 1953
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | John T. Byron |
Children | 3 |
Committees | Commerce and Energy (Chairman) Communications, Technology and Innovation Finance Rules |
Website | www.kathybyron.com |
Kathy J. Byron (born September 5, 1953) is an American politician. She was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1997 as a Republican, representing the 22nd district in the Virginia Piedmont, consisting of parts of Bedford, Campbell and Franklin Counties and the city of Lynchburg. [1] In September 2023, Byron resigned from the Virginia House after being appointed as Deputy Director for External Affairs at the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. [2]
In February 2012, Byron sponsored HB462, [3] a bill that would require that Virginia women seeking an abortion would have to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound, without her written consent and even if it is against the wishes of her doctor. [4]
After the controversy caused by passing of this bill by Virginia representatives, [5] Governor Bob McDonnell amended the bill to include language that would require the written consent of the woman seeking an abortion, and would also require only a transabdominal ultrasound. [6] However, Byron urged rejection of the amendment on its grounds that a transvaginal ultrasound is an invasive procedure because, "[i]f we want to talk about invasiveness, there's nothing more invasive than the procedure that she is about to have," she said, [7] referring to her belief that abortions harm viable persons within the womb.
In January 2017, she proposed HB2108, a bill that would prevent municipalities from expanding beyond their current footprint and from building and offering broadband to those within the municipalities. [8]
Byron and her husband received a tax break designated for a person’s primary residence in Florida, she says her husband is a resident but she is not. [9]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd district | |||||
Nov 4, 1997 [10] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 10,232 | 59.04 |
Kaye Sweeney Lipscomb | Democratic | 7,082 | 40.87 | ||
Write Ins | 16 | 0.92 | |||
Joyce Crouch retired; seat stayed Republican | |||||
Nov 2, 1999 [11] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 7,880 | 63.86 |
J P Campbell | Democratic | 4,440 | 35.98 | ||
Write Ins | 19 | 0.15 | |||
Nov 6, 2001 [12] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 11,564 | 56.32 |
W S Miles III | 8,968 | 43.68 | |||
Nov 4, 2003 [13] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 12,946 | 99.95 |
Write Ins | 6 | 0.05 | |||
Nov 8, 2005 [14] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 15,343 | 99.03 |
Write Ins | 151 | 0.97 | |||
Nov 6, 2007 [15] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 8,783 | 98.98 |
Write Ins | 90 | 1.01 | |||
Nov 3, 2009 [16] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 18,107 | 98.99 |
Write Ins | 183 | 1.00 | |||
Nov 8, 2011 [17] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 12,922 | 97.69 |
Write Ins | 305 | 2.30 | |||
Nov 5, 2013 [18] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 15,025 | 66.3 |
Katie Cyphert | Democratic | 7,612 | 33.6 | ||
Write Ins | 38 | 0.20 | |||
Nov 3, 2015 [19] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 9,228 | 96 |
Write Ins | 384 | 4 | |||
Nov 7, 2017 [20] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 19,014 | 96.2 |
Write Ins | 756 | 3.8 | |||
Nov 5, 2019 [21] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 14,390 | 69 |
Jennifer Kay Woofter | Democratic | 6,452 | 30.9 | ||
Write Ins | 25 | 0.1 | |||
Jun 8, 2021 [22] | Republican primary | Kathy J. Byron | 3,200 | 81.2 | |
Isaiah J. Knight | 739 | 18.8 | |||
Nov 2, 2021 [23] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 23,922 | 72.65 |
Gregory K. Eaton | Democratic | 8,415 | 25.56 | ||
Sarah R. Jerose | Libertarian | 537 | 1.63 | ||
Write Ins | 52 | 0.16 |
Kathy Byron | |
---|---|
Member of the
Virginia House of Delegates from the 22nd district | |
In office January 14, 1998 – September 30, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Joyce Crouch |
Succeeded by | Ian Lovejoy (redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 5, 1953
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | John T. Byron |
Children | 3 |
Committees | Commerce and Energy (Chairman) Communications, Technology and Innovation Finance Rules |
Website | www.kathybyron.com |
Kathy J. Byron (born September 5, 1953) is an American politician. She was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1997 as a Republican, representing the 22nd district in the Virginia Piedmont, consisting of parts of Bedford, Campbell and Franklin Counties and the city of Lynchburg. [1] In September 2023, Byron resigned from the Virginia House after being appointed as Deputy Director for External Affairs at the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. [2]
In February 2012, Byron sponsored HB462, [3] a bill that would require that Virginia women seeking an abortion would have to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound, without her written consent and even if it is against the wishes of her doctor. [4]
After the controversy caused by passing of this bill by Virginia representatives, [5] Governor Bob McDonnell amended the bill to include language that would require the written consent of the woman seeking an abortion, and would also require only a transabdominal ultrasound. [6] However, Byron urged rejection of the amendment on its grounds that a transvaginal ultrasound is an invasive procedure because, "[i]f we want to talk about invasiveness, there's nothing more invasive than the procedure that she is about to have," she said, [7] referring to her belief that abortions harm viable persons within the womb.
In January 2017, she proposed HB2108, a bill that would prevent municipalities from expanding beyond their current footprint and from building and offering broadband to those within the municipalities. [8]
Byron and her husband received a tax break designated for a person’s primary residence in Florida, she says her husband is a resident but she is not. [9]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd district | |||||
Nov 4, 1997 [10] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 10,232 | 59.04 |
Kaye Sweeney Lipscomb | Democratic | 7,082 | 40.87 | ||
Write Ins | 16 | 0.92 | |||
Joyce Crouch retired; seat stayed Republican | |||||
Nov 2, 1999 [11] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 7,880 | 63.86 |
J P Campbell | Democratic | 4,440 | 35.98 | ||
Write Ins | 19 | 0.15 | |||
Nov 6, 2001 [12] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 11,564 | 56.32 |
W S Miles III | 8,968 | 43.68 | |||
Nov 4, 2003 [13] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 12,946 | 99.95 |
Write Ins | 6 | 0.05 | |||
Nov 8, 2005 [14] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 15,343 | 99.03 |
Write Ins | 151 | 0.97 | |||
Nov 6, 2007 [15] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 8,783 | 98.98 |
Write Ins | 90 | 1.01 | |||
Nov 3, 2009 [16] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 18,107 | 98.99 |
Write Ins | 183 | 1.00 | |||
Nov 8, 2011 [17] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 12,922 | 97.69 |
Write Ins | 305 | 2.30 | |||
Nov 5, 2013 [18] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 15,025 | 66.3 |
Katie Cyphert | Democratic | 7,612 | 33.6 | ||
Write Ins | 38 | 0.20 | |||
Nov 3, 2015 [19] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 9,228 | 96 |
Write Ins | 384 | 4 | |||
Nov 7, 2017 [20] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 19,014 | 96.2 |
Write Ins | 756 | 3.8 | |||
Nov 5, 2019 [21] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 14,390 | 69 |
Jennifer Kay Woofter | Democratic | 6,452 | 30.9 | ||
Write Ins | 25 | 0.1 | |||
Jun 8, 2021 [22] | Republican primary | Kathy J. Byron | 3,200 | 81.2 | |
Isaiah J. Knight | 739 | 18.8 | |||
Nov 2, 2021 [23] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 23,922 | 72.65 |
Gregory K. Eaton | Democratic | 8,415 | 25.56 | ||
Sarah R. Jerose | Libertarian | 537 | 1.63 | ||
Write Ins | 52 | 0.16 |