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.