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Jeff Taylor | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Feenstra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 30,1961 Spencer,Iowa,U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Sioux Center,Iowa,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern College University of Iowa University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Professor |
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.
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]
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]