Leah Landrum Taylor

Leah Landrum Taylor
Leah Landrum Taylor
Member of the Arizona Senate; from the 27th district
	In office; January 2013 – January 2015
Preceded by	Olivia Cajero Bedford
Succeeded by	Catherine Miranda
Member of the Arizona Senate; from the 16th district
	In office; January 2007 – January 2013
Preceded by	Linda Aguirre
Succeeded by	Rich Crandall
Personal details
Born	August 23, 1966 (age 57); Phoenix, Arizona
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Gregory
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona
Alma mater	Arizona State University
Profession	Businesswoman, educator

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.

References[edit]

^ Rau, Alia Beard (October 29, 2013). "Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor ousted as minority leader". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^ "Fewer Black leaders have seat at Arizona political table". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

External links[edit]

Senator Leah Landrum Taylor – District 16 official State Senate website
Profile at Project Vote Smart
Follow the Money – Leah Landrum Taylor
- 2008 2006 State Senate campaign contributions
- 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 State House campaign contributions

[1] Rau, Alia Beard (October 29, 2013). "Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor ousted as minority leader". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 17, 2015.

[2] "Fewer Black leaders have seat at Arizona political table". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

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