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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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In 2012, Taylor served as a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] from Iowa.<ref name="scr"/> In October 2019, Taylor announced that he would be contesting the [[Iowa Senate]]'s [[Iowa Senate, District 2|Second District]].<ref name="scn"/> Incumbent [[Randy Feenstra]] was vacating the seat to run for the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jeff Taylor to run for District 2 Iowa State Senate |url=https://ktiv.com/2019/10/07/jeff-taylor-to-run-for-district-2-iowa-state-senate/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=KTIV |date=7 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="scj">{{cite news |last1=Hayworth |first1=Bret |title=Northwest Iowa professor running for legislative seat being vacated by Feenstra |url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/northwest-iowa-professor-running-for-legislative-seat-being-vacated-by-feenstra/article_d0bc787c-2a27-51ac-8670-c1cdee6a4150.html |accessdate=4 November 2020 |work=Sioux City Journal |date=7 October 2019}}</ref> Taylor's candidacy in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] primary was certified in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sioux Center political science professor announces run for Iowa Senate |url=https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/sioux-center-political-science-professor-announces-run-for-iowa-senate |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=Siouxland News |date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Aartsen |first1=Scott |title=Taylor Is Officially On The Ballot For June Primary In District 2 |url=https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/taylor-is-officially-on-the-ballot-for-june-primary-in-district-2/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> Taylor reported that more than 250 signatures were submitted in his petition for ballot access.<ref name="scrprimary">{{cite news |title=Name of Sioux Center Resident Will Be on Primary Ballot |url=https://siouxcountyradio.com/news/2020/03/02/name-of-sioux-center-resident-will-be-on-primary-ballot |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=Sioux County Radio |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> He won the primary unopposed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taylor running unopposed for Iowa Senate seat, has lifelong interest in politics |url=https://theiowastandard.com/taylor-running-unopposed-for-iowa-senate-seat-has-lifelong-interest-in-politics/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |work=The Iowa Standard |date=20 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Struck |first1=Paul |title=3,380 votes cast in Primary |url=https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/2814981.html |accessdate=4 November 2020 |work=Chronicle Times |date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Taylor was the only major party candidate in the general election,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Aartsen |first1=Scott |title=Candidates To Run For Party Nominations In June |url=https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/candidates-to-run-for-party-nominations-in-june/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=KIWA |date=31 March 2020}}</ref> as the votes for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] nomination were split between write-in votes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Aartsen |first1=Scott |title=There Will Be At Least One New State Representative And One New State Senator In January |url=https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/there-will-be-at-least-one-new-state-representative-and-one-new-state-senator-in-january/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=KIWA |date=3 June 2020}}</ref> |
In 2012, Taylor served as a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] from Iowa.<ref name="scr"/> In October 2019, Taylor announced that he would be contesting the [[Iowa Senate]]'s [[Iowa Senate, District 2|Second District]].<ref name="scn"/> Incumbent [[Randy Feenstra]] was vacating the seat to run for the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jeff Taylor to run for District 2 Iowa State Senate |url=https://ktiv.com/2019/10/07/jeff-taylor-to-run-for-district-2-iowa-state-senate/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=KTIV |date=7 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="scj">{{cite news |last1=Hayworth |first1=Bret |title=Northwest Iowa professor running for legislative seat being vacated by Feenstra |url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/northwest-iowa-professor-running-for-legislative-seat-being-vacated-by-feenstra/article_d0bc787c-2a27-51ac-8670-c1cdee6a4150.html |accessdate=4 November 2020 |work=Sioux City Journal |date=7 October 2019}}</ref> Taylor's candidacy in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] primary was certified in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sioux Center political science professor announces run for Iowa Senate |url=https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/sioux-center-political-science-professor-announces-run-for-iowa-senate |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=Siouxland News |date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Aartsen |first1=Scott |title=Taylor Is Officially On The Ballot For June Primary In District 2 |url=https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/taylor-is-officially-on-the-ballot-for-june-primary-in-district-2/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> Taylor reported that more than 250 signatures were submitted in his petition for ballot access.<ref name="scrprimary">{{cite news |title=Name of Sioux Center Resident Will Be on Primary Ballot |url=https://siouxcountyradio.com/news/2020/03/02/name-of-sioux-center-resident-will-be-on-primary-ballot |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=Sioux County Radio |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> He won the primary unopposed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taylor running unopposed for Iowa Senate seat, has lifelong interest in politics |url=https://theiowastandard.com/taylor-running-unopposed-for-iowa-senate-seat-has-lifelong-interest-in-politics/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |work=The Iowa Standard |date=20 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Struck |first1=Paul |title=3,380 votes cast in Primary |url=https://www.chronicletimes.com/story/2814981.html |accessdate=4 November 2020 |work=Chronicle Times |date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Taylor was the only major party candidate in the general election,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Aartsen |first1=Scott |title=Candidates To Run For Party Nominations In June |url=https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/candidates-to-run-for-party-nominations-in-june/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=KIWA |date=31 March 2020}}</ref> as the votes for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] nomination were split between write-in votes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Aartsen |first1=Scott |title=There Will Be At Least One New State Representative And One New State Senator In January |url=https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/there-will-be-at-least-one-new-state-representative-and-one-new-state-senator-in-january/ |accessdate=4 November 2020 |publisher=KIWA |date=3 June 2020}}</ref> |
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==Selected books== |
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*{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Jeff |title=Where Did the Party Go?: William Jennings Bryan, Hubert Humphrey, and the Jeffersonian Legacy |date=2006 |publisher=University of Missouri Press |isbn=9780826216618}}<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Weeks |first1=David L. |title=Where Did the Party Go?: William Jennings Bryan, Hubert Humphrey, and the Jeffersonian Legacy – By Jeff Taylor |journal=The Historian |date=September 2008 |volume=70 |issue=3 |pages=561–562 |doi=10.1111/j.1540-6563.2008.00221_33.x}}</ref> |
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*{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Jeff |last2=Israelson |first2=Chad |title=The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin |date=2015 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=9781137482341}}<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McDonald |first1=Travis |title=The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin |journal=Rock Music Studies |date=2018 |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=180–182 |doi=10.1080/19401159.2018.1499233}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 03:43, 4 November 2020
Jeff Taylor (born c. 1961) is an American politician.
Early life and career
Taylor is from Spencer, Iowa. He attended Northwestern College before completing a master's degree from the University of Iowa and a doctorate from the University of Missouri. Taylor taught at Dordt University for eight years prior to running for public office in 2020.[1] Taylor was also a political analyst for KCAU-TV.[2]
Political career
In 2012, Taylor served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Iowa.[2] In October 2019, Taylor announced that he would be contesting the Iowa Senate's Second District.[1] Incumbent Randy Feenstra was vacating the seat to run for the United States House of Representatives.[3][4] Taylor's candidacy in the Republican Party primary was certified in February 2020.[5][6] Taylor reported that more than 250 signatures were submitted in his petition for ballot access.[7] He won the primary unopposed.[8][9] Taylor was the only major party candidate in the general election,[10] as the votes for the Democratic Party nomination were split between write-in votes.[11]
Selected books
- Taylor, Jeff (2006). Where Did the Party Go?: William Jennings Bryan, Hubert Humphrey, and the Jeffersonian Legacy. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826216618.[12]
- Taylor, Jeff; Israelson, Chad (2015). The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137482341.[13]
References
- ^ a b Sandbulte, Eric (7 October 2019). "Dordt professor runs for state senate". Sioux Center News. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Sioux Center Man Declares Candidacy for District 2 Iowa State Senate Seat". Sioux County Radio. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Taylor to run for District 2 Iowa State Senate". KTIV. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Hayworth, Bret (7 October 2019). "Northwest Iowa professor running for legislative seat being vacated by Feenstra". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Sioux Center political science professor announces run for Iowa Senate". Siouxland News. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Van Aartsen, Scott (2 March 2020). "Taylor Is Officially On The Ballot For June Primary In District 2". Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Name of Sioux Center Resident Will Be on Primary Ballot". Sioux County Radio. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Taylor running unopposed for Iowa Senate seat, has lifelong interest in politics". The Iowa Standard. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Struck, Paul (5 June 2020). "3,380 votes cast in Primary". Chronicle Times. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Van Aartsen, Scott (31 March 2020). "Candidates To Run For Party Nominations In June". KIWA. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Van Aartsen, Scott (3 June 2020). "There Will Be At Least One New State Representative And One New State Senator In January". KIWA. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Weeks, David L. (September 2008). "Where Did the Party Go?: William Jennings Bryan, Hubert Humphrey, and the Jeffersonian Legacy – By Jeff Taylor". The Historian. 70 (3): 561–562. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.2008.00221_33.x.
- ^ McDonald, Travis (2018). "The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin". Rock Music Studies. 5 (2): 180–182. doi:10.1080/19401159.2018.1499233.