Barbara Byrum

Barbara Anne Byrum (born November 10, 1977) is a Democratic politician from the State of Michigan. Byrum currently serves as the Ingham County Clerk. Prior to her election to the position of Clerk, Byrum represented the 67th District in the Michigan House of Representatives. She succeeded her mother, House Minority Leader Dianne Byrum. She owns Byrum Hardware in Charlotte, Michigan, and lives in Onondaga with her husband Brad Delaney and their two children. Early life, education, and early career Byrum grew up in Onondaga, Michigan, a small rural town in southwestern Ingham County. She is the daughter of Jim Byrum, a former Lansing Community College trustee, and Dianne Byrum, a former State Representative. Byrum is a graduate of Leslie High School. She attended Lansing Community College from 1994 to 1997 before attending Michigan State University. Byrum earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agribusiness management in 1999. After working in agribusiness for a few years, she returned to MSU College of Law and graduated with her juris doctor in 2004. House of Representatives Byrum served as the Representative for the 67th House District in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2007 to 2012. During her first term, Byrum was Chair of the Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs Committee and a vice-chair of the House Committee on Agriculture. During the 94th Legislature, she was also on the Commerce, Education and Health Policy committees and was caucus vice-chair. She was Chair of the House Committee on Insurance. During her last term in the Michigan House of Representatives Byrum was the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Redistricting and Elections. Micro-Distillers Byrum is responsible for introducing the bill that later became Public Act 218 of 2008 which allows small distilleries to market and sell their distilled grain-based spirits onsite. Byrum worked closely with Kris Berglund, a Distinguished Professor of forestry and chemical engineering at Michigan State University.