Jeff Taylor (politician)
American political scientist and politician (born 1961)
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Jeffrey Taylor (born January 30, 1961) is an American political scientist, politician, and a Republican Party member of the Iowa Senate from District 2 since January 11, 2021.
Jeff Taylor | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Feenstra |
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| Born | January 30, 1961 Spencer, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Northwestern College (BA) University of Iowa (MA) University of Missouri (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Professor |
Early life and career
Taylor is from Spencer, Iowa. He attended Northwestern College before completing a master's degree from the University of Iowa and a master's and doctorate from the University of Missouri. As a scholar, he was an early exponent of the horseshoe theory of political ideology.[citation needed] Taylor taught at Dordt University for eight years prior to running for public office in 2020.[1] Taylor was also a political analyst for KCAU-TV.[2]
Political career
In 2012, Taylor served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Iowa.[2]
In October 2019, Taylor announced that he would be seeking election to the Iowa Senate,[1][3] as incumbent Randy Feenstra vacated the seat to run for the United States House of Representatives.[4][5] Taylor's candidacy in the Republican Party primary was certified in February 2020.[6][7] Taylor reported that more than 250 signatures were submitted in his petition for ballot access.[8] He was unopposed in the primary and general elections.[9][10][11] In July 2023, Taylor announced that he would be seeking reelection.[12] Once again, he was unopposed in the primary and general elections in 2024.[13][14]
Published works
- Taylor, Jeff (2006). Where Did the Party Go? William Jennings Bryan, Hubert Humphrey, and the Jeffersonian Legacy. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826216618.[15]
- Taylor, Jeff (2013). Politics on a Human Scale: The American Tradition of Decentralism. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739186749.[16]
- Taylor, Jeff; Israelson, Chad (2015). The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137482341.[17]