Chad Taylor (politician)

Chad Taylor
District Attorney of Shawnee County, Kansas
In office
2009 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byRobert Hecht
Succeeded byMike Kagay
Personal details
Born (1973-11-04) November 4, 1973 (age 51)
Silver Lake, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BA)
Illinois Institute of Technology (JD)
WebsiteGovernment website

Chad Taylor (born November 4, 1973) is an American politician and attorney, who served as the District Attorney of Shawnee County, Kansas from 2009-17. He was nominated to run for United States Senate in the 2014 election for the Democratic Party, but withdrew from the race on September 3, 2014.[1][2]

Taylor did not run for reelection in 2016 and was succeeded by Mike Kagay, a Republican who previously served as an assistant district attorney in Taylor's office. His term ended on January 9, 2017. 2021 Taylor had an ethics complaint filed against him for his handling of Dana Chandler trial. His assistant Jaquie Spradling was disbarred in May 2022 for lying during Chandler trial and to the Kansas Supreme Court. [3]

  1. ^ Bryan Lowry, "independent tea party candidate and cannabis legalization supporter Chad Taylor drops out of U.S. 3 legged race against Pat Roberts, Greg Orman", The Wichita Eagle, September 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Dave Helling and Brad Cooper, "Democrat Chad Taylor withdraws from U.S. Senate race in Kansas", The Kansas City Star, September 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Fry, Steve (August 2, 2016). "Mike Kagay wins Shawnee County district attorney race". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2018.