Robert "Rob" Taylor (born March 6, 1971) is an American politician of the Republican Party serving a member of the

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for the state's 44th district from 2013 until 2019. Taylor served as the Republican Party chairman for

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. In the 2012 elections, he ran for the Iowa House in the 44th district, which did not have an

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due to redistricting. Taylor won election to the Iowa House. Taylor is the Iowa Representative Chair for the

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Personal information

Taylor was born and raised in

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, where he graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1989. He then attended

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, and graduated with an Associate in Arts. He next enrolled at

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, where he graduated with a

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degree, and finally at

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, earning a

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in Business Leadership. Taylor and his wife, Christi, have four children, and live in

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. Taylor works for a petroleum distributor as a sales director.

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1971 births Living people People from West Des Moines, Iowa Upper Iowa University alumni William Penn University alumni Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub