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Mary Lou Taylor

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Mary Lou Taylor
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Education

Bachelor's

Eastern New Mexico University, 1961

Graduate

University of Phoenix, 1989

Contact

Mary Lou Taylor was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 26 of the Arizona House of Representatives.

Taylor was born in Snyder, Texas.[1]

Education:[1]

  • 1961: Eastern New Mexico University, B.A. in Business
  • 1989: University of Phoenix, M.A. in Administration and Supervision

Taylor was a public school teacher for 38 years.[1] She has served on Tempe Union High School Governing Board for the last 10 years. Taylor is also a former small business owner of “Lulu’s Moonfish” in Tempe, Arizona.[1]

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Taylor ran in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26. She and Raymond Speakman defeated Buckley Merrill and Jason Youn in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. She was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 26, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJuan Mendez 28.2% 24,213
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Sherwood 27.3% 23,481
     Republican Mary Lou Taylor 19.5% 16,766
     Republican Raymond D. Speakman 18.8% 16,153
     Libertarian Chris Will 4% 3,480
     Green Haryaksha Haryaksha Gregor Knauer 2.2% 1,872
Total Votes 85,965
Arizona House of Representatives, District 26 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Speakman 30.7% 3,725
Green check mark transparent.pngMary Lou Taylor 29.8% 3,611
Jason Youn 26.4% 3,206
Buckley Merrill 13.1% 1,587
Total Votes 12,129

Personal

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Taylor and her husband, Jerry, have three daughters, three sons-in-law, eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.[4][1]

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