Gene Taylor (Mississippi politician)

Gene Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi
In office
October 17, 1989 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byLarkin Smith
Succeeded bySteven Palazzo
Constituency5th district (1989–2003)
4th district (2003–2011)
Personal details
Born
Gary Eugene Taylor

(1953-09-17) September 17, 1953 (age 71)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 2014)
Republican (2014–present)
SpouseMargaret Gordon
Children3
EducationTulane University (BA)
University of Southern Mississippi
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Coast Guard
Years of service1971–1984
UnitUnited States Coast Guard Reserve

Gary Eugene Taylor (born September 17, 1953) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 2011 and previously a member of the Mississippi Senate from 1983 to 1989. He was defeated for re-election in 2010 by State Representative Steven Palazzo. In 2014, he changed his long-time membership from the Democratic Party, becoming a Republican.[1] The same year, he ran for election against Palazzo to return to the House of Representatives. Securing only 43 percent of the vote, Taylor lost in the primary.

Following his congressional career, Taylor served on the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission until 2014. He consulted for the defense industry before becoming a director for Overseas Shipholding Group in 2018.

  1. ^ "Palazzo welcomes Taylor to race | Elections | the Sun Herald". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-03-03.