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  1. Official website. 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.

  2. Apr 7, 2023 · Former Rep. David Byrd was accused of sexual misconduct with teenagers who were members of his high school girls’ basketball team. Geo resource failed to load. WSMV4 Investigates looks back at...

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  3. Aug 23, 2019 · Three women who were underage at the time say Byrd abused them when he was their high school basketball coach and teacher. He won reelection last year despite the allegations and controversy, but now says he won't run again.

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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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  4. Aug 13, 2021 · LOWER THAN LOW. 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...

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · David Byrd, a Republican representative facing sexual misconduct allegations from his past as a coach and teacher, has changed his mind and decided to run for another term. He did not address the accusations in his statement, but focused on his experience and knowledge for the economic recovery of his district amid the pandemic.

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  7. 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.

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