Marjorie L. Byrnes is an American politician and attorney from the state of
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Republican, Byrnes represented the 133rd district of the
New York State Assembly
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, covering
Livingston County and other areas to the south of
Rochester, from 2019 to 2024.
Career
Byrnes worked as an attorney for 32 years. In that time, she served variously as a judge with the
Rochester City Court, as an assistant district attorney for
Monroe County, and most recently as court attorney to Livingston County Court Judge Dennis Cohen.
After her retirement from the court system in 2017, Byrnes became a Caledonia Village Trustee.
Electoral history
In 2018, Byrnes announced that she would launch a primary challenge to Republican incumbent
Joseph Errigo, who had been selected by Republican leadership for the 133rd district in 2016 following
Bill Nojay's suicide. Byrnes easily defeated Errigo, with 61% of the vote to his 39%.
That November, Byrnes defeated
Democrat
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Barbara Baer with 55% of the vote. She took office on January 9, 2019.
Personal life
Byrnes has lived in
Caledonia
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for 12 years.
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Living people
People from Caledonia, New York
New York (state) lawyers
New York state court judges
Town supervisors in New York (state)
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
Women state legislators in New York (state)
21st-century American women politicians
1960 births
21st-century members of the New York State Legislature