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Rob Taylor (Iowa)
Rob Taylor is a former Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 44 from 2013 to 2019.
Biography
Taylor earned his B.S. from Upper Iowa University and his M.S. in business leadership from William Penn University.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Ethics, Chair |
| • Human Resources |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Taylor served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Economic Growth |
| • Ethics, Chair |
| • Human Resources |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Taylor served on the following committees:
| Iowa committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Commerce |
| • Economic Growth |
| • Environmental Protection, Vice chair |
| • Human Resources |
Campaign themes
Taylor's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Jobs & Economy
- Excerpt: "To create jobs and grow the economy, businesses need a stable climate to plan for future growth and job creation."
Taxes & Spending
- Excerpt: "Rob will focus on lower corporate income taxes & reducing commercial property taxes but work to prevent a shift of taxation on personal income taxes and personal property taxes."
Education
- Excerpt: "Rob supports policies that empower parents and communities to make decisions at the local level so that we can again reach best in the nation status in our school system and prepare our children to compete in a global economy."
Personal Freedom
- Excerpt: "Rob believes that government functions its best in a smaller, leaner form; and that states rights should preclude federal mandates."
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
2018
Rob Taylor did not file to run for re-election.
2016
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Rob Taylor ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 44 general election.[2][3]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 44 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Rob Taylor Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Rob Taylor ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 44 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 44 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Rob Taylor Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Rob Taylor was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
2012
Taylor ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 44. Taylor ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012, and defeated Eric Brenneman in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rob Taylor |
58.2% | 10,101 | |
| Democratic | Eric Brenneman | 41.8% | 7,242 | |
| Total Votes | 17,343 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Rob and his wife, Christi, have four children.[1]
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 through April 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 5.
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2014
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In 2014, the 85th Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 to May 23.
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Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Rob + Taylor + Iowa + House"
See also
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa House Committees
- Iowa House of Representatives District 44
- Iowa State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Rob Taylor on Facebook
- Rob Taylor on Twitter
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 taylorforiowa.com, "Official Campaign Website," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Annette Sweeney (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 44 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by Kenan Judge (D) |
