Kathy Byron Explained

Kathy Byron
State Delegate:Virginia
District:22nd
Term Start:January 14, 1998
Term End:September 30, 2023
Preceded:Joyce Crouch
Succeeded:Ian Lovejoy (redistricting)
Birth Date:5 September 1953
Birth Place:Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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]

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] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican10,23259.04
Kaye Sweeney LipscombDemocratic7,08240.87
Write Ins160.92
Joyce Crouch retired; seat stayed Republican
Nov 2, 1999[11] GeneralK J ByronRepublican7,88063.86
J P CampbellDemocratic4,44035.98
Write Ins190.15
Nov 6, 2001[12] GeneralK J ByronRepublican11,56456.32
W S Miles III8,96843.68
Nov 4, 2003[13] GeneralK J ByronRepublican12,94699.95
Write Ins60.05
Nov 8, 2005[14] GeneralK J ByronRepublican15,34399.03
Write Ins1510.97
Nov 6, 2007[15] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican8,78398.98
Write Ins901.01
Nov 3, 2009[16] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican18,10798.99
Write Ins1831.00
Nov 8, 2011[17] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican12,92297.69
Write Ins3052.30
Nov 5, 2013[18] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican15,02566.3
Katie CyphertDemocratic7,61233.6
Write Ins380.20
Nov 3, 2015[19] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican9,22896
Write Ins3844
Nov 7, 2017[20] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican19,01496.2
Write Ins7563.8
Nov 5, 2019[21] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican14,39069
Jennifer Kay WoofterDemocratic6,45230.9
Write Ins250.1
Jun 8, 2021[22] Republican primaryKathy J. Byron3,20081.2
Isaiah J. Knight73918.8
Nov 2, 2021[23] GeneralKathy J. ByronRepublican23,92272.65
Gregory K. EatonDemocratic8,41525.56
Sarah R. JeroseLibertarian5371.63
Write Ins520.16

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio for Kathy J. Byron . Virginia House of Delegates . 2013-05-24.
  2. Web site: 2023-09-30 . Youngkin appoints Byron, Roth to workforce posts . 2023-10-20 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . en.
  3. Web site: 2012 » Abortion; informed consent, shall undergo ultrasound imaging, exceptions. (HB462) . Richmond Sunlight . 2012-04-18.
  4. Web site: HB462: Abortion; informed consent, shall undergo ultrasound imaging, exceptions . Richmond Sunlight . 2012-04-18.
  5. Web site: Women Rally: Women Rally at Capitol over Personhood . wdbj7.com . 2012-02-20 . 2012-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325173648/http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wtvr-capitol-personhood-protest-20120220,0,158863.story . 2012-03-25 . dead .
  6. Web site: David Badash . Abortion: Virginia Governor Backpedals On Transvaginal Ultrasound Bill . The New Civil Rights Movement . 2012-02-22 . 2012-04-18.
  7. Web site: 'Personhood,' ultrasound bills advance in House | Richmond Times-Dispatch . .timesdispatch.com . 2012-04-18 . dead . https://archive.today/20130204184739/http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/feb/14/tdmain01-delegates-advance-personhood-bill-ar-1686633/ . 2013-02-04 .
  8. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170123/07582236547/google-ting-netflix-dare-to-suggest-that-maybe-giant-anti-competitive-isps-shouldnt-be-writing-state-telecom-laws.shtml Google, Ting, Netflix Dare To Suggest That Maybe Giant, Anti-Competitive ISPs Shouldn't Be Writing State Telecom Laws TechDirt
  9. Web site: Virginia Del. Kathy Byron's Florida home received a tax break for residents; Byron says she's not a Florida resident . 21 April 2021 . WFXR . WFXR.
  10. Web site: 1997 Election Results - HOD . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724161859/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1997/hod1197.htm . 2013-07-24 .
  11. Web site: Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228232647/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1999/Results-HOD-Nov99-Gen--by_dist-loc.htm . 2012-12-28 .
  12. Web site: General Election- November 6, 2001 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121229000159/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2001/nov2001/html/c_08_022.htm . December 29, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  13. Web site: General Election- November 4, 2003 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 .
  14. Web site: General Election- November 8, 2005 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228235423/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/h_22.htm . December 28, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  15. Web site: November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225954/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p1_s.shtml . March 3, 2016 .
  16. Web site: November 2009 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723163208/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p1_s.shtml . 2012-07-23 .
  17. Web site: November 2011 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006020924/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p1_s.shtml . 2013-10-06 .
  18. Web site: November 2013 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2016-09-05.
  19. Web site: November 2015 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2016-09-05.
  20. Web site: November 2017 General Election Official Results . 2022-03-07 . Virginia State Board of Elections.
  21. Web site: November 2019 General Election Official Results . 2022-03-07 . Virginia State Board of Elections.
  22. Web site: June 2021 Republican Primary Official Results . 2022-03-07.
  23. Web site: November 2021 General Election Official Results . 2022-03-07 . 2022-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205014030/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html . dead .

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