Dennis Michael Byars (August 23, 1940 – April 14, 2022)[1] was an American politician who was a state senator in the Nebraska Legislature and director of Beatrice Community Hospital Foundation.
He has belonged to many groups dealing with people with developmental disabilities and other Gage County, and Beatrice organizations.
[2][3] Byars was appointed on December 19, 1988, to replace Patricia S. Morehead, who had resigned.
He was elected in 1990 to represent the 30th Nebraska legislative district but did not run in 1994.
He ran and won in 1998 and 2002, and was the vice chairperson of both the Education and Health and Human Services committees while serving in this period.