Stephanie Byers

Stephanie Byers
Byers in 2020
Member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
from the 86th district
In office
January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byJim Ward
Succeeded bySilas Miller
Personal details
Born (1963-02-05) February 5, 1963
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseLori Haas
EducationOklahoma Christian University (BM)
Kansas State University (MM)

Stephanie Byers (born February 5, 1963) is an American politician and educator who served in the Kansas House of Representatives from the 86th district. Her victory in the 2020 election made her the first openly transgender person to serve in the Kansas Legislature and the first transgender Native American person, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, elected to office in the United States, but she did not run for reelection.

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