Kathy Byron

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.
Virginia House of DelegatesIan LovejoyAbington Township, Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaRepublicanAmerican politician22nd districtVirginia PiedmontBedfordCampbellFranklin CountiesLynchburgabortiontransvaginal ultrasoundBob McDonnelltransabdominal ultrasoundinvasive procedureDemocraticJoyce Crouch