BYRNE, Leslie Larkin, a Representative from Virginia; born in Salt Lake City, Utah,
October 27, 1946; attended the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah;
attended Mount Vernon College, Mount Vernon, Ohio; chair, Fairfax County
Commission on Fair Campaign Practices, Fairfax, Va., 1978-1980; business
executive; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1985-1992; elected
as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third Congress (January 3, 1993-January 3,
1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth
Congress; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in
1996; member of the Virginia state senate, 2000-2003; unsuccessful candidate
for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 2005.