Taylor Collins Explained
Taylor Robert Collins is an American politician.
Early life and education
Collins's great-grandparents, John and Betty McCulley Sr., founded Oakville Feed and Produce, later renamed TriOak Foods, in 1951.[1] Collins lives in Mediapolis, Iowa. He earned a bachelor's degree in business management at Iowa State University and a master's degree in public administration from Drake University.[2] Collins has taught at Iowa Wesleyan University as an adjunct professor of economics and business.
Political career
In 2018, Collins served as president of the College Republicans at Iowa State University.[3] [4] After graduating, he chaired the Iowa Federation of College Republicans.[5] [6] Collins was a policy adviser to Kim Reynolds and a senior adviser to Adam Gregg.[7] In January 2023, Collins began his campaign for the redrawn District 95 of the Iowa House of Representatives, as three-term lawmaker David Kerr announced his retirement and incumbent Charlie McClintock contested the District 42 seat in the Iowa Senate.[8] During his first term in office, Collins served on the House Education Committee, responsible for determining the budgets of the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa.[9] [10] [11] Collins was floor manager for a bill which proposed that the budget allocated to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the three universities be used instead to lower the in-state tuition rate and fund scholarships for lower and middle income students.[12] [13] [14]
Notes and References
- News: Jett . Tyler . JBS buys 'certain assets' of major Iowa hog producer TriOak Foods . 13 March 2023 . Des Moines Register . 5 December 2022 . Oakville-based TriOak Foods owns sows and contracts with farmers to raise the pigs they produce. The company, in turn, has maintained a contract since 2017 to sell those fattened hogs to JBS. TriOak Foods also makes and sells feed, operates grain elevators and sells fertilizer..
- News: Gehr . Danielle . Spirit of American rally, supporters celebrate their president . 13 March 2023 . Iowa State Daily . 4 March 2017.
- News: Connor . Alex . College Republicans ousts transgender woman on sexual assault allegations . 13 March 2023 . Iowa State Daily . 16 November 2017.
- News: A possible rewrite of the Iowa Civil Rights Act looms . 13 March 2023 . Iowa State Daily . 11 February 2018.
- News: Delaney . Talon . Leeson . Devyn . Iowa State community reflects on legacy of the ‘maverick’ John McCain . 13 March 2023 . Iowa State Daily . 26 August 2018.
- News: Rambo . K. . ISU College Republicans and Democrats respond to Trump’s Helsinki remarks . 13 March 2023 . 17 July 2018.
- News: Here's how much Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is paying her top... . 13 March 2023 . Des Moines Register . 29 January 2019.
- News: Collins announces candidacy for Iowa House . 13 March 2023 . Southeast Iowa Union . 5 January 2022.
- News: Henderson . O. Kay . Bill targets diversity programs at UI, ISU, UNI . 13 March 2023 . Radio Iowa . 1 March 2023.
- News: Henderson . O. Kay . Iowa GOP lawmakers question UI, ISU, UNI spending on diversity, equity, inclusion . 13 March 2023 . Radio Iowa . 13 February 2023.
- News: Akin . Katie . Iowa House Republicans push regents universities on diversity program costs . 13 March 2023 . Des Moines Register . 14 February 2023.
- News: Tallal . Skylar . House GOP looks to "dismantle" Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs in higher education . 13 March 2023 . KGAN . 6 March 2023.
- News: Miller . Vanessa . Republican bill would ban DEI spending at Iowa universities . 13 March 2023 . The Gazette . 1 March 2023.
- News: Bill to ban DEI spending at public universities advances in Iowa House . 13 March 2023 . Iowa Public Radio . 1 March 2023.
