Jeff Taylor's Biography
- State Senate (IA) - District 2, Republican
Contact Information
Office
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
348 4th Avenue Southeast
Sioux Center, IA 51250
Full Name:
Jeff Taylor
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Shirley; 2 Children: Jane, David
Birth Place:
Spencer, IA
Home City:
Sioux Center, IA
Religion:
Christian
Bachelor's, Social Science/History, Northwestern College
MA/Ph.D., Political Science, University of Missouri, Columbia
Master's, Library/Information Science, University of Iowa
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 2, 2021-present
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 2, 2020, 2024
Vice Chair, Education Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Local Government Committee
Member, School Finance Formula Review Committee
Member, Technology Committee
Member, Workforce Committee
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Education Appropriations, Iowa State Legislature
Professor of Political Science, Dordt University, 2011-present
Political Analyst, KCAU-Television
Delegate, Iowa Republican State Conventions, 2012, 2014, 2016
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2012
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Jacksonville State University, 2008-2011
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Western Illinois University, 2007-2008
Instructor of Political Science/Librarian, Rochester Community and Technical College, 1997-2007
Employee, Chuck Grassley for United States Senate, 1980
Employee, Roger Jepsen for United States Senate, 1978
Employee, Terry Branstad for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, 1978
Junior Delegate, Iowa Republican State Convention, 1976
Former Member, Sioux County Republican Central Committee
Co-Organizer, Sioux Center Republican Caucus, 2016
Founding Subscriber, "The American Conservative", 2002
Founding Member, Christian Coalition, 1989
Coordinator, Reagan for President, Northwestern College, 1980