James Taylor (New Mexico politician)

James G. Taylor (born February 5, 1966) is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 12th district from 1994 through 2004 and New Mexico Senate for the 14th district from 2004 to 2008.

For other people named James Taylor, see James Taylor (disambiguation).
James Taylor
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 14th district
In office
2004–2008
Succeeded byEric Griego
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 12th district
In office
1994–2004
Personal details
Born (1966-02-05) February 5, 1966
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceAlbuquerque, New Mexico
EducationUniversity of Virginia
ProfessionEducator, business owner

Career

Taylor was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1994.[1] In 2004, Taylor was appointed to the New Mexico Senate. In 2008 he was defeated for re-election in the Democratic primary by Eric Griego, a member of the Albuquerque City Council.[2] After losing the primary, he filed a lawsuit to overturn the results of the election.[3] In 2012, Taylor ran for his old seat. He placed third in the Democratic primary after Eleanor Chavez and eventual winner Michael Padilla.[4]

References
  1. "Legislators". New Mexico Legislature. 2003.
  2. "NM 2008 Democratic Primary Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-22.
  3. "Defeated Democratic lawmakers sue to overturn June 3 primary results". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20.
  4. "James G. Taylor". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-09-23.


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