Stephanie Byers
Stephanie Byers (Democratic Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 86. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Byers (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 86. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Biography
Stephanie Byers earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Oklahoma Christian University in 1986 and a master's degree in music from Kansas State University in 2015. Byers' career experience includes working as the director of bands and orchestras and the fine arts department chair at Wichita North High School.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Byers was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 86
Silas Miller defeated Rick Lindsey in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Silas Miller (D)  | 57.8 | 2,527 |
 | Rick Lindsey (R) | 42.2 | 1,846 | |
| Total votes: 4,373 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86
Silas Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Silas Miller | 100.0 | 1,524 |
| Total votes: 1,524 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stephanie Byers (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86
Rick Lindsey advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Lindsey | 100.0 | 1,121 |
| Total votes: 1,121 | |||
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2020
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 86
Stephanie Byers defeated Cyndi Howerton in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Byers (D) | 55.5 | 3,616 |
 | Cyndi Howerton (R) | 44.5 | 2,901 | |
| Total votes: 6,517 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86
Stephanie Byers advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Byers | 100.0 | 1,105 |
| Total votes: 1,105 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86
Cyndi Howerton advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyndi Howerton | 100.0 | 941 |
| Total votes: 941 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Stephanie Byers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Stephanie Byers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2022.
- Kansas Family Voice — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2021.
- Americans for Prosperity - Kansas — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jim Ward (D) |
Kansas House of Representatives District 86 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Silas Miller (D) |
