Herman L. Taylor, Jr.

Herman L. Taylor, Jr.

Infobox Officeholder
name = Herman Taylor



caption =
order = Delegate Maryland District 14
term_start = January 10, 2003
term_end = "Present"
deputy =
predecessor = Tod David Sher
successor = "Incumbent"
birth_date = December 9, 1966
birth_place = United States
death_date =
death_place =
constituency = Montgomery County, Maryland
party = Democrat
spouse =
profession = Small business owner
religion =


footnotes =
order2 =

Herman L. Taylor, Jr. is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He is in his second term as one of the three members of the House of Delegates from Maryland Legislative District 14, which includes parts of Silver Spring, Calverton, Colesville, Cloverly, Fairland, Burtonsville, Olney, Brookeville, Laytonsville, Damascus, Ashton and Sandy Spring in Montgomery County. [ [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13989.html Herman L. Taylor Jr., Maryland State Delegate ] ]

In the Legislature

Taylor was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002, and re-elected in 2006. He serves on the Economic Matters Committee, and was recently named chair of the Unemployment Insurance Oversight Sub-Committee. He has served on the Banking, Economic Development, Science & Technology subcommittee, the Business Regulation subcommittee and the House Joint Committee Technology Oversight. The workgroups he is involved in include Alcoholic Beverages and Public Utilities. Taylor is also on the Montgomery County Delegation Bi-County Committee, which has oversight on Montgomery County and Prince Georges County agencies.

Delegate Taylor served as the Historian of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland in 2003. He is now second vice chair of that Caucus. He is a member of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, the Maryland Veterans Caucus, and the Maryland Democratic Business Caucus.

Delegate Taylor has been the recipient of several recognitions and awards while serving in public office. In 2003, the Maryland State Department of Education presented him with the 2003 Awards of Excellence in Education. In 2004, he was named Legislator of the Month by the Center for Policy Alternatives for his work on a Living Wage bill.

Legislative notes

*voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359) [ [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm BILL INFO-2007 Regular Session-HB 359 ] ]
* voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154) [ [http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/votes/house/0942.htm Vote Record 0942 ] ]
* voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361) [ [http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0152.htm Vote Record 0152 ] ]
* voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6) [ [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm Vote Record 0690 ] ]
* voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2) [http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf]

Personal background

In addition to his public service, Delegate Taylor has been the President & CEO of his Deskmate Office Products company for 15 years. His company is one of the largest minority owned office products distributors in the Washington metropolitan area. Delegate Taylor received The Washington Metropolitan Top Forty under 40 Award for his business and, in 1995, he was named one of the 50 Leaders of Tomorrow in the golden anniversary issue of Ebony magazine. He has served on advisory boards for Capital Bank and FCNB Bank, and has been a member of the Task Force on Lending Equity within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services since 2005. Taylor's community service has included involvement with the Rainbow/Push Coalition's Wall Street Project, the National Coalition of Minority Businesses, the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, the African-American History and Culture, the Washington Adventist Hospital Foundation, the Olney Theatre, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, and the ARC (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens).

Delegate Taylor was cited for Drunk Driving on May 1.

References

External links

* [http://hermantaylor.com/|official Herman Taylor website]


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