David Byerman formerly served as Director of the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission from 2015-2018.
In this capacity he managed all nonpartisan legislative staff in Kentucky, overseeing an agency with approximately 400 employees and a $70.4 million annual budget.
Byerman was announced as the unanimous choice of legislative leadership on September 10, 2015 and was formally appointed by the 16-member Legislative Research Commission on September 23, 2015.
In a surprise move, it was announced in August 2018 that his contract would not be renewed for a fourth year.