Leslie Byrne
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 34th district |
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In office January 12, 2000 – January 14, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Jane Woods |
| Succeeded by | Jeannemarie Devolites Davis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | District re-created after the United States Census of 1990 |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Davis |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 38th district |
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In office January 8, 1986 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Gwendalyn F. Cody |
| Succeeded by | Robert D. Hull |
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Leslie Larkin Beck October 27, 1946 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Larry Byrne |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
Leslie Larkin Byrne (born October 27, 1946) is a politician, a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, in 1992 she was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the Commonwealth of Virginia. She served for one term (1993–1995) in the 103rd Congress.
Byrne grew up in Salt Lake City and attended both the University of Utah and Mount Vernon College in Ohio. Shortly after her family moved in 1971 to Northern Virginia, Byrne entered the public arena as an activist in community organizations and the Parent Teacher Associations for her children's schools. She served as President of the Fairfax Area League of Women Voters and Chairwoman of the Fairfax County Commission on Fair Campaign Practices.
In 1985, Byrne co-founded Quintech Associates, Inc., a project-based human resources consulting firm to the high-tech community. She served as president of Quintech until her election to Congress in 1992.
She is married to Larry Byrne, who is President of Byrne and Associates, an international consulting firm. They have two grown children, daughter Alexis and son Jason, and three grandchildren.
Byrne served in the Virginia House of Delegates for seven years, starting in 1985 by defeating two-term Republican incumbent Gwen Cody, before being elected to the US House of Representatives in 1992 from the newly created 11th congressional district. Virginia was awarded an additional House seat as a result of the 1990 U.S. Census.
She is the first woman to have been elected to Congress from Virginia. 1992 was known as the "Year of the Woman" for the large number of women elected to Congress in that election. While a member of the 103rd Congress, she served on the Public Works and Transportation Committee and Subcommittees on Surface Transportation, Water Resources; and Investigations and Oversight. Representative Byrne was also a member of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, serving on the subcommittee on employee benefits and compensation.
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