John J. Taylor (Pennsylvania politician)

John J. Taylor
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 177th district
In office
1985–2018
Preceded byGerald F. McMonagle
Succeeded byJoseph C. Hohenstein
Personal details
Born (1955-04-09) April 9, 1955 (age 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Northwood, Philadelphia, PA
Alma materUniversity of Central Florida (BA)
Temple University (JD)
OccupationAttorney
Websitehttp://reptaylor.com

John J. Taylor (born April 9, 1955) is an American legislator who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 177th Legislative District of Pennsylvania, from 1984 - 2018. He was Republican Chairman of the House Liquor Control Committee and a member of the House Urban Affairs Committee. Taylor was the chairman of the Republican City Committee from June 2013 to February 2016.[1]

Career

Taylor was first elected in 1984 at the age of 29, defeating incumbent Rep. Gerald McMonagle[2] to represent the Kensington section of Philadelphia. He has been re-elected to every succeeding session of the House.

Taylor is of counsel to the Philadelphia law firm of Pelino & Lentz P.C. Taylor is Ward Leader of the 25th Ward Republican Executive Committee in Philadelphia.[3]

Taylor announced he would not seek re-election to the House in September 2017.[4] The subsequent election was won by Joseph C. Hohenstein.[5] He succeeded Taylor in January 2019.

Personal

Taylor is a 1980 graduate of the University of Central Florida in 1980 and earned his juris doctor at Temple University School of Law in 1984.[6]

He resides in the Northwood section of Philadelphia with his wife, Evelyn. They have four children, two sons and two daughters.

References

  1. ^ "U-Turn: Philly GOP chairman to step down this week", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Shocker in the House, GOP Rookie Taylor Tops McGonagle in the House". Philadelphia Daily News. 1984-11-07.
  3. ^ Committee of Seventy (2009-12-21). "2009 Citizen's Guide" (PDF). The Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  4. ^ Brennan, Chris (2007-09-05). "Philly's most powerful Republican, John Taylor, is retiring". inquirer.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  5. ^ Komar, Melissa (2018-11-07). "Hohenstein wins 177th district race". Star News. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  6. ^ "Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website".