Leah Landrum Taylor Explained

Leah Landrum Taylor
State Senate:Arizona
District:27th
Term Start:January 2013
Term End:January 2015
Predecessor:Olivia Cajero Bedford
Succeeded:Catherine Miranda
State Senate2:Arizona
District2:16th
Term Start2:January 2007
Term End2:January 2013
Predecessor2:Linda Aguirre
Succeeded2:Rich Crandall
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:23 August 1966
Birth Place:Phoenix, Arizona
Alma Mater:Arizona State University
Profession:Businesswoman, educator
Spouse:Gregory
Residence:Phoenix, Arizona

Leah Landrum Taylor (born August 23, 1966) is a Democratic politician. She was in the Arizona legislature for sixteen years, first in the House of Representatives from 1999 through 2007, then in the Senate from 2007 to 2015. She represented the 23rd, 16th, and 27th districts; the lines were redrawn at the beginning of each decade. Landrum Taylor was the Senate minority leader from January to October 2013.[1] During her final term, Landrum Taylor was the only African-American in the Legislature.[2]

She is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rau . Alia Beard . October 29, 2013 . Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor ousted as minority leader . The Arizona Republic . August 17, 2015 .
  2. News: Fewer Black leaders have seat at Arizona political table. The Arizona Republic. May 9, 2016.