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Jeff Taylor (Iowa)
Jeff Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 2, 2021. His current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Taylor (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Jeff Taylor earned a B.A. in social science and history from Northwestern College, an M.A. in library and information science from the University of Iowa, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Missouri at Columbia.[1] Taylor's career experience includes working as a professor of political science with Dordt University and political analyst with KCAU-TV.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Taylor was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Information Technology Committee (decommissioned)
- Senate Workforce Committee
2021-2022
Taylor was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee, Vice chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Labor and Business Relations Committee (decommissioned)
- Natural Resources & Environment Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 2
Incumbent Jeff Taylor won election in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Taylor (R) | 99.1 | 27,438 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 245 | ||
| Total votes: 27,683 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 2
Incumbent Jeff Taylor advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Taylor | 99.4 | 6,347 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 6,385 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Taylor in this election.
2020
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 2
Jeff Taylor won election in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Taylor (R) | 99.3 | 26,395 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 178 | ||
| Total votes: 26,573 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 2
Jeff Taylor advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Taylor | 99.7 | 11,543 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 11,583 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffery Santema (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jeff Taylor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jeff Taylor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 20.
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2023
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In 2023, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 4.
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2022
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In 2022, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 24.
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2021
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In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa State Senate District 2 |
Officeholder Iowa State Senate District 2 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Randy Feenstra (R) |
Iowa State Senate District 2 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
