James Taylor (New Mexico politician)

American politician

For other people named James Taylor, see James Taylor (disambiguation).

James Taylor

Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 14th district
In office
2004–2008
Succeeded by| Eric Griego
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 12th district
In office
1994–2004
Personal details
Born|  (1966-02-05) February 5, 1966 (age 58)
Political party| Democratic
Residence| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Education| University of Virginia
Profession| Educator, 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[edit]

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]

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Senator James G. Taylor(2004-2008) at New Mexico Legislature
* Representative James G. Taylor (1995-2004) at New Mexico Legislature
* James Taylor - Biography at Project Vote Smart
* Follow the Money – James G Taylor
* 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 campaign contributions

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