Kim Taylor | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
Assumed office January 12, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Lashrecse Aird |
Constituency | 63rd district (2022–2024) 82nd district (2024–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Petersburg,Virginia,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Andrew Perry |
Children | 1 |
Education | Virginia Commonwealth University (BA) |
Kimberly A. Taylor (born 1978) is an American politician serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 82nd district. [1] A member of the Republican Party,she defeated incumbent Democratic delegate Lashrecse Aird in the 2021 election. Taylor represents parts of Chesterfield,Dinwiddie,and Prince George counties,taking in the city of Petersburg and parts of Hopewell. [2]
Taylor was born in 1978 in Petersburg,Virginia. After graduating from high school,she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Following her graduation,she worked with the Richmond Times-Dispatch in retail sales. Before entering politics,Taylor co-owned two automobile repair shops in Chesterfield and Moseley,along with her husband. [3]
Taylor announced her candidacy for the 63rd district in January 2021,challenging Democratic incumbent Lashrecse Aird. [4] In the November 2021 general election,she narrowly defeated Aird in her bid for re-election by a margin of 512 votes in an upset. [5] Taylor's victory was the tipping point necessary for the Republican Party to regain majority control in the House of Delegates. [6] [7] Taylor took office,along with the rest of the 162nd Virginia General Assembly,on January 12,2022. [8]
In the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election,Democratic challenger Kimberly Pope Adams called for a recount on December 5,2023. In the recount,Taylor had 14,289 votes and Adams had 14,236. With a margin of 53 votes,Taylor was re-elected. [9]
In 2024,Taylor was one of five Republican delegates who voted with their Democratic colleagues in support of safeguarding same-sex marriage in Virginia. [10]
Taylor is married to Andrew "Butch" Perry. They have one daughter and reside in Dinwiddie County. [3]
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