Taylor Yarkosky (born March 6, 1977) is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 25th district of the

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Life and career

Yarkosky was born in

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. He attended the

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. In 2004 and 2005, Yarkosky was arrested for

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. During his 2022 primary campaign, attack mailers were sent to residents of his district criticizing Yarkosky's criminal record. In August 2022, Yarkosky defeated Liz Cornell, Matthew Silbernagel and Tom Vail in the Republican primary election for the 25th district of the

. In November 2022, he defeated Banks Helfrich in the

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, winning 66 percent of the votes.

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