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Succeeded by
  
Rod Montoya

Name
  
Thomas Taylor

Children
  
four

Spouse(s)
  
Bev

Political party
  
Republican


Full Name
  
Thomas Charles Taylor

Born
  
May 2, 1948 (age 75) Farmington, New Mexico, U.S. (
1948-05-02
)

Residence
  
Farmington, New Mexico, U.S.

Alma mater
  
Brigham Young University, University of New Mexico

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Thomas Charles "Tom" Taylor (born May 2, 1948 in Farmington, New Mexico) is the minority floor leader in the New Mexico House of Representatives, 2006–2010. He represented the New Mexico State House 1st district centered on Farmington in San Juan County, from January 1999 through 2014.

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Taylor is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the University of New Mexico. He is the former owner and operator of Farmington Lumber and Hardware, and was a former mayor of Farmington. He and his wife Bev are the parents of four children. Taylor is a Latter-day Saint.

Political views

Representative Taylor sticks close to a number of Republican ideologies. He is opposed to abortion and planned parenthood programs, receiving a rating of 0% from the Planned Parenthood of New Mexico Positions on Reproductive Rights (an interest group). In addition, Taylor has taken a pro-business position during his time as Representative, as evidenced by his high approval rating from the New Mexico National Federation of Independent Business, another interest group. Furthermore, he is opposed to gun control, which is shown by the favorable ratings he has received from the NRA.

On the issue of health care, Taylor takes a clear position. When it comes to government involvement in insurance exchanges, Taylor has stated the following: "I don't see why the government even has to play a role. " As such, he was opposed to the Health Insurance Exchange bill that set a goal for 2014 that would set up and create state health insurance exchanges.

Representative Taylor's most recent votes were associated with redistricting and retirement age. He opposed HB 39 State House Redistricting, however, the bill passed regardless. Taylor supported a bill which would raise the retirement age for certain public employees. As of March 15, 2011, the bill has been passed in the House.

References

Thomas C. Taylor Wikipedia