Leslie Byrne

Leslie Larkin Beck
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 34th district
In office
January 12, 2000 – January 14, 2004
Preceded byJane Woods
Succeeded byJeannemarie Devolites Davis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 11th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byConstituency reestablished
Succeeded byTom Davis
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 38th district
In office
January 8, 1986 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byGwendalyn F. Cody
Succeeded byRobert D. Hull
Personal details
BornLeslie Larkin Beck
(1946-10-27) October 27, 1946
PartyDemocratic
SpouseLarry Byrne
EducationUniversity of Utah
Mount Vernon College

Leslie Larkin Byrne (née Beck; born October 27, 1946) is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district from 1993 to 1995. In 1992, she became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, she served for one term but was quickly defeated for re-election in 1994 by Republican Tom Davis.