Kandiss Taylor

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Kandiss Taylor
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Kandiss Taylor is an American conservative politician and activist who is the GOP Chair of Georgia's 1st congressional district. She was a candidate in the 2022 Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary.

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Education

Taylor received a bachelor's degree in early childhood education and master's and specialist degrees in school counseling from Georgia Southern University. [1] She also has a PhD in school counseling and supervision from Regent University. [1] [2]

Career

Prior to running for office, Taylor worked as a teacher and educator in Baxley, Georgia. [1] [3]

In January 2021, Taylor announced she would be running as a candidate in the 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election. [3] Her campaign slogan of "Jesus Guns Babies" received widespread mockery. [4] [5] [6] Taylor came third in the primary, receiving just 3.4% of the vote. She refused to concede her loss, alleging that the election was "rigged". [7] [2]

In April 2023, Taylor was elected as the Republican Chair of Georgia's 1st district. [8]

Views

During her 2022 gubernatorial campaign, Taylor promoted conspiracy theories about state Republican leaders being secret communists and Democrats being Satanic pedophiles. [9] [10] She also called the Georgia Guidestones "Satanic" and made their removal part of her campaign platform; the monument was later bombed. [11] [12] [13] Following the bombing, Taylor said she believed God had destroyed the monument. [13]

In May 2023, Taylor promoted the Flat Earth conspiracy theory on her Jesus, Guns, & Babies podcast, claiming that globes are part of a conspiracy to "brainwash" people into believing the Earth is a globe. [9] [10] Taylor's remarks were later parodied by comedian Blaire Erskine. [14]

In October 2023, Taylor accused Taylor Swift of including "satanic nods" on her show and "celebrating witchcraft." [15] Following the death of Matthew Perry, Taylor suggested that being vaccinated against COVID-19 was the cause. [16]

Personal life

Kandiss is married to Ryan Taylor, an educator. They have three children. [1] In July 2022, Taylor said her family was the victim of a swatting call. [17] [18]

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