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David Byrd (born September 8, 1957) is an American politician and retired basketball coach from the state of Tennessee. A Republican, Byrd represented the 71st district of the Tennessee House of Representatives, based in Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis, and Wayne Counties in rural Middle Tennessee, from 2015 to 2023.
Aug 13, 2021 · State Rep. David Byrd needed a liver transplant after 55 days on a ventilator. Now he’s thanking the medical professionals who saved his life by battling mask and vaccine mandates.
Jul 30, 2021 · After eight months of hospitalization and liver transplant, Byrd urges vaccines and says covid is real. The lawmaker faces allegations of sexual assault from his past as a teacher and coach.
Aug 3, 2021 · State Rep. David Byrd, 63, insisted he's never been against vaccinations, but urged anyone who hasn't been jabbed yet to do so because inoculations "should not divide us."
- Who Is David Byrd?
- What Are The Allegations Against Byrd?
- Who Has called For His Resignation?
- Who Is Standing by him?
- What Has Byrd Said About The Allegations?
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Rep. David Byrd, R-Waynesboro, is a Tennessee state representative for the 71st District. He is the chair of the House Education Administration Subcommittee, assigned by House Speaker Glen Casada, R-Franklin, in January despite calls for his resignationfrom Republican leadership last session. Byrd announced a re-election effort shortly after the al...
Byrd is accused by three adult womenof sexually assaulting them when they were players on the Wayne County High School basketball team he coached. Byrd graduated from the school in 1975, coached there more than two decades and also spent eight years at the school's principal. One of the women, who said she was 15 when Byrd began sexually assaulting...
Former House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, and Lt. Gov Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, called for Byrd's resignation last spring when the allegations were first reported. In September, Rep. Sherry Jones, D-Nashville, announced the formation of Enough is Enough Tennessee, a political action committee seeking to scrutinize people running for or curr...
Byrd's most vocal defender is currently Speaker Casada. At the time of Byrd's re-election announcement, Casada said in a written statementthat "the David Byrd I know is not the David Byrd being described in these allegations. However, they are serious claims and these women have a right to be heard. David Byrd also has that same right for his side ...
WSMV obtained a secretly-recorded telephone conversation with Christi Rice, one of the three women accusing Byrd of sexual assault. Byrd apologized to her without specifically acknowledging what he is apologizing for. "I wish I had a do-over, because I promise you I would have corrected that and that would've never happened. He told the woman he th...
Three women accuse Rep. David Byrd of sexually assaulting them when they were his high school basketball players. Byrd denies the allegations and is supported by Speaker Casada, but faces calls for resignation from other leaders and a political action committee.
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Jul 30, 2021 · The Tennessee lawmaker, who survived a near-death experience with COVID-19 and a liver failure, urged Tennesseans to take the disease seriously and consider getting vaccinated. He also faced allegations of sexual misconduct with former students and won re-election last year.
Aug 2, 2021 · Rep. David Byrd, a GOP lawmaker in Tennessee who once backed a bill claiming the media sensationalized the coronavirus “in the service of political agendas,” has a new message after nearly dying of the infection.
