Jeremy J. Taylor (born April 19, 1978) is an American politician. He served a single term on the

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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

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, and attended West High School. Taylor earned an associates degree from

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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

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. Taylor met his wife, Kim while teaching in Vietnam. They returned to Sioux City, where Taylor taught at

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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. Taylor remained a candidate for the Republican primary for the

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, a seat held by

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. The primary was won by

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. On January 12, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced the arrest and indictment of Taylor’s wife, Kim Phuong Taylor, on charges of voter fraud in relation to Taylor’s unsuccessful candidacy in 2020 for the Republican primary and his successful candidacy for Woodbury County Supervisor. The DOJ alleges that Kim Taylor “submitted or caused others to submit dozens of voter registrations, absentee ballot request forms, and absentee ballots containing false information,” including by signing affirmations on absentee ballots and voter registrations on behalf of the named voters without their permission.

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Sources

Iowa Republican caucus bio of TaylorIowa legislature bio of Taylor
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