Stephanie Byers, born February 5, 1963 in Norman, Oklahoma, is a member of the Chickasaw Nation and the first transgender Native American to be elected to office in the US. She is also the first transgender person to serve in the Kansas Legislature.
She graduated from Oklahoma Christian University with a Bachelor of Music Education, and then Kansas State University with Master of Music in 2015. She was awarded National Educator of the Year by Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, an organization working to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in schools.
She retired from teaching at Wichita North High School in 2019 and the same year, announced she would seek the Democratic nomination for the Kansas House of Representatives for the 86th district. Byers won the election, but did not seek re-election.
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