Jeff Taylor (politician)

Taylor is from Spencer, Iowa. He attended Northwestern College before completing a master's degree from the University of Iowa and a doctorate from the University of Missouri. As a scholar, he was an early exponent of the horseshoe theory of political ideology. Taylor taught at Dordt University for eight years prior to running for public office in 2020.[1] Taylor was also a political analyst for KCAU-TV.[2]

In 2012, Taylor served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Iowa.[2] In October 2019, Taylor announced that he would be contesting the Iowa Senate's Second District.[1][3] Incumbent Randy Feenstra vacated the seat to run for the United States House of Representatives.[4][5] Taylor's candidacy in the Republican Party primary was certified in February 2020.[6][7] Taylor reported that more than 250 signatures were submitted in his petition for ballot access.[8] He won the primary unopposed.[9][10] Taylor was the only candidate on the general election ballot.[11] Unofficial results showed that Taylor won over 26,000 votes, or 99 percent of ballots cast.[12]

• Taylor, Jeff (2006). Where Did the Party Go?: William Jennings Bryan, Hubert Humphrey, and the Jeffersonian Legacy. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826216618.[13]
• Taylor, Jeff (2013). Politics on a Human Scale: The American Tradition of Decentralism. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739186749.[14]
• Taylor, Jeff; Israelson, Chad (2015). The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137482341.[15]