Taylor Collins | |
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| Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 95th district | |
| Assumed office 9 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie McClintock |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Mediapolis,Iowa,U.S. |
| Education | Iowa State University Drake University |
Taylor Robert Collins is an American politician.
Collins's great-grandparents,John and Betty McCulley Sr.,founded Oakville Feed and Produce,later renamed TriOak Foods,in 1951. [1] [2] Collins lives in Mediapolis,Iowa. [2] He earned a bachelor's degree in business management at Iowa State University and a master's degree in public administration from Drake University. [2] [3] Collins has taught at Iowa Wesleyan University as an adjunct professor of economics and business. [2]
In 2018,Collins served as president of the College Republicans at Iowa State University. [4] [5] After graduating,he chaired the Iowa Federation of College Republicans. [6] [7] Collins was a policy adviser to Kim Reynolds and a senior adviser to Adam Gregg. [8] [2] In January 2023,Collins began his campaign for the redrawn District 95 of the Iowa House of Representatives,as three-term lawmaker David Kerr announced his retirement and incumbent Charlie McClintock contested the District 42 seat in the Iowa Senate. [2] During his first term in office,Collins served on the House Education Committee,responsible for determining the budgets of the University of Iowa,Iowa State University,and the University of Northern Iowa. [9] [10] [11] Collins was floor manager for a bill which proposed that the budget allocated to diversity,equity,and inclusion initiatives at the three universities be used instead to lower the in-state tuition rate and fund scholarships for lower and middle income students. [12] [13] [14]
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