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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]

Virginia House of Delegates

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]

Electoral history

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

Notes

  1. ^ "Bio for Kathy J. Byron". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  2. ^ "Youngkin appoints Byron, Roth to workforce posts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ^ "2012 » Abortion; informed consent, shall undergo ultrasound imaging, exceptions. (HB462)". Richmond Sunlight. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. ^ "HB462: Abortion; informed consent, shall undergo ultrasound imaging, exceptions". Richmond Sunlight. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ^ "Women Rally: Women Rally at Capitol over Personhood". wdbj7.com. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  6. ^ David Badash (2012-02-22). "Abortion: Virginia Governor Backpedals On Transvaginal Ultrasound Bill". The New Civil Rights Movement. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  7. ^ "'Personhood,' ultrasound bills advance in House | Richmond Times-Dispatch". .timesdispatch.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  8. ^ Google, Ting, Netflix Dare To Suggest That Maybe Giant, Anti-Competitive ISPs Shouldn't Be Writing State Telecom Laws | TechDirt
  9. ^ "Virginia Del. Kathy Byron's Florida home received a tax break for residents; Byron says she's not a Florida resident". WFXR. WFXR. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  10. ^ "1997 Election Results - HOD". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  11. ^ "Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  12. ^ "General Election- November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 29, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  13. ^ "General Election- November 4, 2003". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2013-05-28.[dead link]
  14. ^ "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  15. ^ "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  16. ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  17. ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  18. ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  19. ^ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  20. ^ "November 2017 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  21. ^ "November 2019 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  22. ^ "June 2021 Republican Primary Official Results". Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  23. ^ "November 2021 General Election Official Results". Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Byron