Stephanie Byers (born February 5, 1963) is an American politician and educator who served in the Kansas House of Representatives from the 86th district.

Her victory in the 2020 election made her the first openly transgender person to serve in the Kansas Legislature and the first transgender Native American person, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, elected to office in the United States, but she did not run for reelection.

[4] Byers taught at Wichita North High School for 29 years before retiring in 2019.

[8] In June 2022, she dropped out of her primary for reelection, citing a need for devoting attention to dealing with health issues experienced by both her own and her wife's aging parents.

Despite having received support from many people she added, "there's an emotional exhaustion that comes from having those repeated attacks over and over again.