James W. Byrd

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James Byrd
James W. Byrd at Campbell County League of Women Voters' General Election Candidates' Forum in Gillette, Wyoming.jpg
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
January 13, 2009 – January 7, 2019
Preceded byFloyd Esquibel
Succeeded bySara Burlingame
Personal details
Born (1954-03-14) March 14, 1954 (age 67)
Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesLiz Byrd (Mother)
EducationLaramie County Community College
University of Wyoming

James W. Byrd (born March 14, 1954) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 44th district from 2009 to 2019. His mother, Harriet Elizabeth Byrd previously held the same seat from 1980 to 1988, and was the first African-American to serve in the Wyoming State Legislature.[1] Byrd retired from his House of Representatives seat to run for Wyoming Secretary of State shortly after Republican incumbent Ed Murray resigned,[2] but lost the November 2018 election to Murray's successor Edward Buchanan.

References[]

  1. ^ Harriet Elizabeth Byrd
  2. ^ Joel Funk (February 9, 2018). "Cheyenne Democrat James Byrd to run for Wyoming Secretary of State". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

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