Robin Taylor | |
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Member of the Alaska Senate from the A district | |
In office June 10, 1992 – September 15, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Lloyd Jones |
Succeeded by | Bert Stedman |
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
In office January 14, 1985 – June 10, 1992 Seat A | |
Preceded by | Ron Wendte |
Succeeded by | Carroll Fader |
Personal details | |
Born | Sedro-Woolley, Washington, U.S. | February 5, 1943
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kaye Marie |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Washington, Seattle (BA) Western Oregon University (MA) Willamette University (JD) |
Robin L. Taylor (born February 5, 1943) is a lawyer from the U.S. state of Alaska. He has also served as a judge, government administrator and Republican Party politician. It is in this latter capacity that he is best known. Taylor served in the Alaska Legislature from 1985 to 2003. Running for governor of Alaska in 1998 in a blanket primary, Taylor was outpolled by John Lindauer for the Republican nomination. When questions arose over the source of Lindauer's campaign monies, Taylor reemerged as a write-in candidate for the office backed by the Republican Party of Alaska, who had disowned Lindauer. While Taylor outpolled Lindauer in the general election, both candidacies fell far behind that of incumbent Tony Knowles, who was elected to a second term.