Gene Taylor (politician, 1953)

Gene Taylor

Gary Eugene "Gene" Taylor (born September 17, 1953 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American politician . Between 1989 and 2003 he represented the fifth constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives , and from 2003 to 2011 he was a representative of the third constituency.

Career

Gene Taylor attended DeLaSalle High School in New Orleans until 1971 and then studied at Tulane University until 1976 ; later he continued his studies at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg . From 1971 to 1984 he was a member of the US Coast Guard Reserve . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . From 1981 to 1983 he was a councilor in Bay St. Louis (Mississippi). From 1984 to 1989 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1988 congressional elections, Taylor ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives. After the death of Congressman Larkin I. Smith , Taylor was elected to parliament in Washington in the due by-elections in the fifth district . He was confirmed in each of the following years. After a new division of the constituencies, he became a member of the fourth district in 2002. Taylor was considered one of the most conservative MPs in the Democratic Party in the House. He voted on the discussion about the impeachment of President Bill Clinton against the Democratic President; this nevertheless managed to achieve a majority that authorized him to remain in office. In 2004, Taylor voted 54% of the votes in Congress with Republican MPs. On the other hand, he criticized the budgetary policy of President George W. Bush and the measures taken by the federal government to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . Taylor was a member of the Armed Forces Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was also represented in two sub-committees. On January 3, 2011, he resigned from Congress.

He is married to Margaret Gordon Taylor.

Web links

• Gene Taylor in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)