Jeremy Taylor (politician)


Jeremy J. Taylor is an American politician. He served a single term on the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, and was a member of the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors between 2014 and 2020.

Early life and career

Taylor was born in 1978, in Sioux City, Iowa, and attended West High School. Taylor earned an associates degree from Cochise College in intelligence operations. He studied English at Dowling College, and the University of South Dakota, where he completed a bachelor's and master's degree, respectively. He also obtained a master's of divinity from Liberty University. Taylor met his wife, Kim while teaching in Vietnam. They returned to Sioux City, where Taylor taught at North High School for nine years, before serving as the energy expert for the Sioux City Community School District.

Political career

Taylor contested his first state legislative election in 2008, and was defeated. He mounted a second campaign in 2010, and won. Redistricting changed the borders of his district prior to the 2012 election, and he lost reelection. Taylor won a seat on the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in 2014, and won a second term in 2018. Taylor's residency and voter registration was challenged in December 2019 by Maria Rundquist, as he had acquired a second home in May 2019. To represent population-based electoral districts in Iowa, the officeholder must live in that district. When the officeholder moves into another district, their office is, by Iowa state law, vacant. Woodbury County auditor Pat Gill disqualified Taylor from his seat in District 2, and Taylor subsequently resigned the position. He remained a candidate for the Republican primary for the United States House of Representatives in Iowa's 4th congressional district, a seat held by Steve King. The primary was won by Randy Feenstra.