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Biography
Todd Taylor (born May 21, 1966) is the Iowa State Representative from the 70th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1994. He received his BA from Graceland College and his BS from the University of Northern Iowa.
As of September 2011, Taylor serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Labor, and State Government committees. He also serves as ranking member of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee and as a member of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council and of the Statewide Fire and Police Retirement Board of Trustees.
Taylor was first elected in a June 27, 1995 special election, succeeding fellow Democrat Richard Running in the 54th District. When the districts were redrawn for the 2002 election, Taylor won re-election into the new 70th District.
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives special elections, 1995 District 54 Turnout: 4,924 | Democratic hold | Todd Taylor | Democratic | 2,756 | 56.0 | ||
| Steve Buhr | Republican | 2,068 | 42.0 | ||||
| Rosanne Freeburg | Independent | 94 | 1.9 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1996 District 54 Turnout: 13,007 | Democratic hold | Todd Taylor* | Democratic | 7,236 | 55.6 | ||
| Steve Buhr | Republican | 5,759 | 44.3 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 District 54 Turnout: 10,422 | Democratic hold | Todd Taylor* | Democratic | 6,120 | 58.7 | ||
| Rick Kullander | Republican | 4,292 | 41.2 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 District 54 | Democratic hold | Todd Taylor* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 District 70 Turnout: 10,766 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Todd Taylor* | Democratic | 6,164 | 57.3 | ||
| Charles H. Wieneke | Republican | 4,590 | 42.6 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 District 70 | Democratic hold | Todd Taylor* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 District 70 Turnout: 10,929 | Democratic hold | Todd Taylor* | Democratic | 7,312 | 66.9 | ||
| David Gochenouer | Republican | 3,608 | 33.0 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 District 70 | Democratic hold | Todd Taylor* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 District 70 Turnout: 10,771 | Democratic hold | Todd Taylor* | Democratic | 5,959 | 55.3 | ||
| Jim Burke | Republican | 4,246 | 39.4 | ||||