Kathy Byron
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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 | September 5, 1953 |
| 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]