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Lane Taylor

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Lane Taylor
Mississippi State Senate District 18
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
0
Predecessor: Jenifer Branning (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$23,500/year
Per diem
Senate per diem information was unavailable.
Elections and appointments
Last election
April 15, 2025
Personal
Profession
Small Business Owner
Contact

Lane Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 18. He assumed office on April 29, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.

Taylor ran in a special election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 18. He won in the special general election on April 15, 2025.

Biography

Lane Taylor's career experience includes working as a small business owner and founder.[1]

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

2025

See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2025

General election

Special general election for Mississippi State Senate District 18

Lane Taylor defeated Mark Forsman, Lindsey Kidd, Jackson Melton, and Marty Sistrunk in the special general election for Mississippi State Senate District 18 on April 15, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lane Taylor
Lane Taylor (Nonpartisan)
 
56.9
 
3,017
Image of Mark Forsman
Mark Forsman (Nonpartisan)
 
26.1
 
1,381
Lindsey Kidd (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
579
Jackson Melton (Nonpartisan)
 
3.9
 
208
Marty Sistrunk (Nonpartisan)
 
2.1
 
113

Total votes: 5,298
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2025

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Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Mississippi

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jenifer Branning (R)
Mississippi State Senate District 18
2025-Present
Succeeded by
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