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James Taylor (New Mexico politician)

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James Taylor
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2009
Preceded byManny Aragon
Succeeded byEric Griego
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 12th district
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005
Succeeded byErnest Chavez
Personal details
Born (1966-02-05) February 5, 1966 (age 58)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Albuquerque, New Mexico
EducationUniversity of Virginia
ProfessionEducator, business owner

James G. Taylor (born February 5, 1966) is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 12th district from 1994 through 2004 and New Mexico Senate for the 14th district from 2004 to 2008.

Career

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Taylor was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1994.[1] In 2004, Taylor was appointed to the New Mexico Senate. In 2008 he was defeated for re-election in the Democratic primary by Eric Griego, a member of the Albuquerque City Council.[2] After losing the primary, he filed a lawsuit to overturn the results of the election.[3] In 2012, Taylor ran for his old seat. He placed third in the Democratic primary after Eleanor Chavez and eventual winner Michael Padilla.[4]

Electoral history

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2012

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New Mexico Senate 14th district Democratic primary election, 2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Padilla 1,065 40.54%
Democratic Eleanor Chavez 798 30.38%
Democratic James Taylor 764 29.08%
Total votes 2,627 100%

2008

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New Mexico Senate 14th district Democratic primary election, 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Griego 2,111 62.36%
Democratic James Taylor (incumbent) 1,274 37.64%
Total votes 3,385 100%

2004

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New Mexico Senate 14th district general election, 2004[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Taylor 6,823 54.09%
Republican Fernando De Baca 4,677 37.08%
Independent Kathleen Ann Sabo 890 7.06%
Independent Alfred Bennett III 223 1.77%
Total votes 12,613 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Legislators". New Mexico Legislature. 2003.
  2. ^ "NM 2008 Democratic Primary Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-22.
  3. ^ "Defeated Democratic lawmakers sue to overturn June 3 primary results". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20.
  4. ^ "James G. Taylor". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  5. ^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 3, 2008 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 2004 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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