Kathy Byron
Kathy Byron | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 22nd district |
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Assumed office January 14, 1998 |
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Preceded by | Joyce Crouch |
Personal details | |
Born | Abingdon, Pennsylvania |
September 5, 1953
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | John T. Byron |
Children | Amy Manzi, John Byron Jr., Joe Byron |
Committees | Science and Technology (Chair) Commerce and Labor Finance |
Religion | Baptist |
Website | www.kathybyron.com |
Kathy J. Byron (born September 5, 1953) is an American politician. Since 1998 she has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 22nd district in the Virginia Piedmont, consisting of parts of Bedford, Campbell and Franklin Counties and the city of Lynchburg.[1]
House of Delegates
In February 2012, she sponsored HB462,[2] 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.[3]
After the controversy caused by passing of this bill by Virginia representatives,[4] 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.[5] However, Rep. Kathy Byron urged rejection of the amendment on its grounds that a transvaginal ultrasound is an invasive procedure because, “If we want to talk about invasiveness, there's nothing more invasive than the procedure that she is about to have," she said,[6] referring to her belief that abortions harm viable persons within the womb.
Electoral history
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd district | |||||
Nov 4, 1997[7] | 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[8] | 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[9] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 11,564 | 56.32 |
W S Miles III | 8,968 | 43.68 | |||
Nov 4, 2003[10] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 12,946 | 99.95 |
Write Ins | 6 | 0.05 | |||
Nov 8, 2005[11] | General | K J Byron | Republican | 15,343 | 99.03 |
Write Ins | 151 | 0.97 | |||
Nov 6, 2007[12] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 8,783 | 98.98 |
Write Ins | 90 | 1.01 | |||
Nov 3, 2009[13] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 18,107 | 98.99 |
Write Ins | 183 | 1.00 | |||
Nov 8, 2011[14] | General | Kathy J. Byron | Republican | 12,922 | 97.69 |
Write Ins | 305 | 2.30 |
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