David Taylor

David Taylor
Washington House Of Representatives District 15b
Incumbent
In office
2009 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	4
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$42,106/year
Per diem	$90/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Appointed	March 30, 2009
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Central Washington University, 1995
Personal
Birthday	02/17/1972
Place of birth	Ellensburg, WA
Profession	Business owner
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website

David Taylor is a Republican member of the Washington State House of Representatives, representing District 15. He was first appointed to the chamber on March 30, 2009.

Biography

Taylor earned his BA in Geography/Land Studies from Central Washington University. Taylor has been Planning Director for Kittitas County Planning Department, and Director of the Kittitas County Community Development Services Department. Taylor is owner of Taylor Consulting Group, specializing in land-use, water and agriculture issues, policy development and government relations, and owner of Taylor Angus Ranch. He is co-owner of D Bar D Custom Fabricators.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Taylor served on the following committees:

Washington Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Government Operations and Elections
• Local Government

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Taylor served on the following committees:

Washington Committee Assignments, 2011
• Environment
• General Government Appropriations and Oversight
• State Government and Tribal Affairs

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Taylor served on the following committees:

Washington Committee Assignments, 2009
• Ecology and Parks
• State Government and Tribal Affairs
• Technology, Energy and Communications

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Taylor's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Economic Development

• Excerpt:"If appointed as the 15th District Representative, I will work to increase the opportunities for existing and new businesses to prosper in the 15th District."

Private Property Rights

• Excerpt:"If appointed as the 15th District Representative, I will work to increase private property rights protection by establishing provisions within the GMA which requires governmental agencies to either compensate landowners for the public benefit they are required to provide or issue a waiver from the requirements."

Water Resources

• Excerpt:"If appointed as the 15th District Representative, I will work to amend the “use it or lose it” (relinquishment) provisions of Washington Water Law which ignores whether the water was actually abandoned by the owner."

“Exempt” Wells

• Excerpt:"If appointed as the Representative, I will work to expand the “exempt” ground water uses to allow economic development to occur in the rural areas of the 15th District."

Growth Management Act: Local Control

• Excerpt:"If appointed to serve as the 15th District Representative, I will work to dramatically change the Growth Management Act to mold it into the tool it was originally meant to be and not the weapon it has become."

Elections

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Taylor won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 15b. Taylor was unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012 and defeated Pablo Gonzalez (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington House of Representatives, District 15b, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Taylor Incumbent	61.1%	21,904
	Democratic	Pablo Gonzalez	38.9%	13,957
Total Votes				35,861

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

David Taylor was re-elected to the Washington State House of Representatives District 15. He was unopposed in the August 17, 2010 primary. He defeated Democrat Tom Silva in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 15b General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
David Taylor (R)		19,951
Tom Silva (D)		11,970

Washington House of Representatives, District 15b Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
David Taylor (R)		12,485	66.78%
Thomas T. Silva ()		6,210	33.22%

Campaign donors

In Washington, there is a $1,600 campaign contribution limit for donations to partisan House candidates.

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Taylor was up for re-election, he collected $114,072 in donations.

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Washington House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to David Taylor's campaign in 2010
Philip Morris	$2,400
Avista Corp	$2,400
Premera Blue Cross	$2,400
Wal-Mart	$2,100
Washington Farm Bureau	$1,850
Total Raised in 2010	$114,072

Scorecards

Freedom Foundation

See also: Freedom Foundation's Big Spender List

The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed tax and fee increases. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.

2012

Taylor proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $51.5 million, the 68th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

Personal

Taylor and his wife, Molly, have two children.

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David Taylor News Feed

• Pastor's tornado tweets stir up a theological debate - Washington Post (blog)
• 'Ray Donovan,' 'Graceland' and 32 Other Summer TV Shows - New York Times
• President Obama honors Carole King at White House concert - abc7.com
• Tea party vs. old guard in Senate GOP rift - Salon
• Radio host urges LCCC grads to excel - Go Lackawanna
• 'Dazed and Confused' Sequel: Richard Linklater Says It May Shoot This Fall - Moviefone
• David James LeBlanc Pleads Guilty In Case Of Chained Teen - Huffington Post Canada
• Tyler Perry On Whitney Houston: 'I Sensed ... A Death Day Coming' (VIDEO) - Huffington Post
• Pigford settlement firm hires K Street help - Unions on board with Reid ... - Politico (blog)
• Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Pulitzer Finalist About the Iraq War - LA Weekly (blog)

External links

Suggest a link

• House Republicans Campaign website
• Washington House of Representatives - Rep. Taylor
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Washington House of Representatives District 15 2009–present	Succeeded by N/A