Mark F. Taylor

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Mark Taylor (2005)

Mark Fletcher Taylor (born May 7, 1957 in Albany , Georgia ) is an American politician . Between 1999 and 2007 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Georgia.

Career

Mark Taylor initially graduated from Deerfield-Windsor Preparatory School in Albany. He then studied political science at Emory University . This was followed by a law degree at the University of Georgia . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . He served in the Georgia Senate from 1987 to 1999 . Its main political themes were health policy, education policy and the fight against crime.

In 1998, Taylor was elected lieutenant governor of Georgia alongside Roy Barnes . He held this office after a re-election between January 11, 1999 and January 8, 2007. Since 2003 he was deputy to the Republican governor Sonny Perdue . In 2006, Taylor ran unsuccessfully against Perdue for governor. Today he is the managing director of the Albany-based transportation and storage company Fred Taylor Company . He is married and has one grown son.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Georgia Encyclopedia: Lieutenant Governor