John J. Taylor (Pennsylvania politician)

John J. Taylor (born April 9, 1955) is an American legislator who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 177th Legislative District of Pennsylvania, from 1984 - 2018. He was Republican Chairman of the House Liquor Control Committee and a member of the House Urban Affairs Committee. Taylor was the chairman of the Republican City Committee from June 2013 to February 2016.[1]

John J. Taylor
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 177th district
In office
1985–2018
Preceded byGerald F. McMonagle
Succeeded byJoseph C. Hohenstein
Personal details
Born (1955-04-09) April 9, 1955 (age 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Northwood, Philadelphia, PA
Alma materUniversity of Central Florida (BA)
Temple University (JD)
OccupationAttorney
Websitehttp://reptaylor.com

Career

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Taylor was first elected in 1984 at the age of 29, defeating incumbent Rep. Gerald McMonagle[2] to represent the Kensington section of Philadelphia. He has been re-elected to every succeeding session of the House.

Taylor is of counsel to the Philadelphia law firm of Pelino & Lentz P.C. Taylor is Ward Leader of the 25th Ward Republican Executive Committee in Philadelphia.[3]

Taylor announced he would not seek re-election to the House in September 2017.[4] The subsequent election was won by Joseph C. Hohenstein.[5] He succeeded Taylor in January 2019.

Personal

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Taylor is a 1980 graduate of the University of Central Florida in 1980 and earned his juris doctor at Temple University School of Law in 1984.[6]

He resides in the Northwood section of Philadelphia with his wife, Evelyn. They have four children, two sons and two daughters.

References

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  1. ^ "U-Turn: Philly GOP chairman to step down this week", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Shocker in the House, GOP Rookie Taylor Tops McGonagle in the House". Philadelphia Daily News. 1984-11-07.
  3. ^ Committee of Seventy (2009-12-21). "2009 Citizen's Guide" (PDF). The Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  4. ^ Brennan, Chris (2007-09-05). "Philly's most powerful Republican, John Taylor, is retiring". inquirer.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  5. ^ Komar, Melissa (2018-11-07). "Hohenstein wins 177th district race". Star News. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  6. ^ "Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website".
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