Todd Taylor

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Todd Taylor
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2019[1]
Preceded byWally Horn
ConstituencyDistrict 40 - (2023-Present)
District 35 - (2019-2023)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 70th district
In office
1995–2019
Preceded byRichard Running
Succeeded byTracy Ehlert[2]
Personal details
Born (1966-05-21) May 21, 1966 (age 58)
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKim
ResidenceCedar Rapids, Iowa
EducationGraceland College (BA)
University of Northern Iowa (BS)
WebsiteTaylor's website

Todd Taylor (born May 21, 1966) is the Iowa State Senator from the 40th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2019. Previously between 1995 and 2019 he had served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 70th District. He received his BA from Graceland College and his BS from the University of Northern Iowa.

As of September 2011, Taylor serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Labor, and State Government committees. He also serves as ranking member of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee and as a member of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council and of the Statewide Fire and Police Retirement Board of Trustees.

Taylor was first elected in a June 27, 1995 special election, succeeding fellow Democrat Richard Running in the 54th District.

Electoral history

*incumbent

House District 54 elections (2000 – 2018)
Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives special elections, 1995  [3]
District 54
Turnout: 4,924		Democratic hold Todd Taylor Democratic2,75656.0
Steve Buhr Republican2,06842.0
Rosanne Freeburg Independent941.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1996  [4]
District 54
Turnout: 13,007		Democratic hold Todd Taylor* Democratic7,23655.6
Steve Buhr Republican5,75944.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998  [5]
District 54
Turnout: 10,422		Democratic hold Todd Taylor* Democratic6,12058.7
Rick Kullander Republican4,29241.2
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000  [6]
District 54 		Democratic hold Todd Taylor* Democraticunopposed
Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002  [7]
District 70
Turnout: 10,766		Democratic (newly redistricted) Todd Taylor* Democratic6,16457.3
Charles H. Wieneke Republican4,59042.6
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004  [8]
District 70 		Democratic hold Todd Taylor* Democraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006  [9]
District 70
Turnout: 10,929		Democratic hold Todd Taylor* Democratic7,31266.9
David Gochenouer Republican3,60833.0
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008  [10]
District 70 		Democratic hold Todd Taylor* Democraticunopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010  [11]
District 70
Turnout: 10,771		Democratic hold Todd Taylor* Democratic5,95955.3
Jim Burke Republican4,24639.4


Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa State Senate elections, 2018  [12]
District 35 		Democratic hold Todd Taylor Democraticunopposed

Voting record

In the 2017 legislative session, Taylor voted against[13] a $638,000 cut to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Iowa Veterans Home.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Todd Taylor". www.senate.iowa.gov. January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Representative Tracy Ehlert". iowahouse.org. April 12, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "State of Iowa Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Board of State Convassers. 1995-07-05. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  4. ^ "Iowa General Election - November 5, 1996" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 454. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  5. ^ "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 427. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  6. ^ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 25. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  7. ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 29. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  8. ^ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 25. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  9. ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 33. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  10. ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  11. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 75. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  12. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2018" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2018-12-16. p. 81. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  13. ^ Iowa Legislature. "House File 653" (PDF). Iowa Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  14. ^ Iowa Legislature. "House File 653". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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Preceded by 40th District
2023 – Present 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 35th District
2013 – 2019 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
 70th District
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Preceded by 34th District
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