[4] Byrne also served on the Assembly Ways & Means, Governmental Operations, Insurance, Labor, and Transportation Committees.

Byrne was born and raised in the Hudson Valley and attended Carmel High School before enrolling at the University of Scranton.

At Scranton, Byrne completed the academic portion of the Army ROTC program supported by an internship with then Congresswoman Sue Kelly.

[6] Following his graduation from the University of Scranton in 2007, Byrne returned to the Hudson Valley where he worked for several years in emergency services at Westchester EMS.

[14] In 2020 he received the "Guardian of Small Business" Award from the NFIB, in addition to being named as one of GOPAC's 2020 emerging leaders.

He called for hearings into the state's pandemic response in elder care facilities, demanded transparency in COVID-19 nursing home data, and ultimately called for an impeachment investigation into Governor Cuomo for his response and subsequent coverup of the state's handling of the virus in nursing homes.

[41] At the local Republican Convention, Byrne received 14,562 weighted votes (76%) over Somers Town Councilman Bill Faulkner's 3,681 (19%) and Carmel Councilwoman Suzanne McDonough's 974 (5%).

[43] A day after winning his party's endorsement, Byrne was injured in a Brewster auto accident, breaking his right knee and suffering other injuries when another car, traveling at high speed, crossed into his lane, he said, and collided with him head-on.

[47][48] During the campaign, a debate at the Putnam League of Women Voters Forum became contentious due to a dispute between the candidates about whether Byrne had supported legislation that would prevent violent domestic abusers from obtaining firearms, commonly referred to as the "Domestic Violence Escalation Protection Act" (Assembly bill A5025).

This was in part due to the loss of a Republican held Senate seat that largely overlapped with the 94th Assembly District.

In a year that proved challenging for many Republicans across the state, Byrne won his bid for re-election by a double digit margin.

[52] In 2020, Byrne was challenged by first time candidate Stephanie Keegan (D), a Somers resident who had recently worked in insurance billing for CareMount Medical.

The 2020 election produced a record breaking turnout across the country with an unprecedented amount of absentee ballots turned in.

[59][60] Following the results of the convention, Scannapieco immediately publicly pledged his support for Byrne as the Republican candidate.