Bryan Taylor

Bryan Taylor
Alabama State Senate District 30
Incumbent
In office
November 3, 2010-Present
Term ends
November 5, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$10/day
Per diem	$4,308/month
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Alabama, 1998
J.D.	University of Texas Law School, 2001
Military service
Service/branch	Alabama National Guard
Service branch	United States Army
Personal
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Methodist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Bryan Taylor is a Republican member of the Alabama State Senate, representing the 30th district since 2010. He formerly served as policy director and legal counsel for Governor Bob Riley from 2006-2010.

Taylor earned his BA from the University of Alabama in 1998. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Texas Law School in 2001.

Taylor has served in the Alabama National Guard and as JAG prosecutor. He has also served as a Captain in the United States Army.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Taylor served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

• Children, Youth Affairs and Human Resources Committee
• Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics and Elections Committee Chair
• Finance and Taxation Education Committee
• Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability Committee
• Governmental Affairs Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Reapportionment Committee, Alabama State Legislature
• Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

Elections

2010

See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2010

Taylor defeated Ray Boles and Ken Barnett in the June 1 primary. He then defeated incumbent Democrat Wendell Mitchell in the general election.

Alabama State Senate, District 30 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Bryan Taylor (R)		25,868
Wendell Mitchell (D)		19,506

Alabama State Senate, District 30 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Bryan Taylor (R)		7,358
Ray Boles (R)		4,909
Ken Barnett (R)		2,708

Endorsements

Taylor was endorsed by:

• The Alabama Tea Party Express

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Taylor raised $492,395 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Alabama Republican Party	$125,584
NETPAC	$51,000
Alabama Forestry Association	$32,500
Del Marsh For Senate	$27,000

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Bryan + Taylor + Alabama + Senate". Because the results are from a google search, it is possible that some of the links below are not actually related to the legislator.

Bryan Taylor News Feed

• Gambling penalty bill dead for legislative session - al.com (blog)
• Alabama Legislature Responds to Caylee Anthony case - WTVY, Dothan
• Local bills for Elmore County fail to pass during 2013 legislative session - al.com (blog)
• Governor's proposal to delay tax credits shot down by Legislature - Troy Messenger
• Around the state - The Decatur Daily
• Sponsor: Still work to do on campaign finance bill - al.com (blog)
• Guns, school safety, drug testing for welfare await action on Alabama ... - The Republic
• Gambling legislation shelved for session - Montgomery Advertiser
• Taylor: Accountability Act is top bill affecting Crenshaw County - Greenvilleadvocate
• Alabama Legislature Passes Changes to Fair Campaign Practices Act - wwntradio

Personal

Taylor and his wife Jessica have one child.

External links

Suggest a link

• Bryan Taylor's campaign website
• Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Bryan Taylor on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by Wendell Mitchell	Alabama State Senate District 30 2010-present	Succeeded by NA

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