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'''Mark Fletcher Taylor''', ] politician and member of the ], served two terms between 1999 to 2007 as ] of the ] of ]. Taylor was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia in the 2006 general election, losing to Republican incumbent ].


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==Biography==
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Taylor was born on ], ], in ]. He is a graduate of Deerfield-Windsor Preparatory School in Albany. Taylor earned a ] in political science from ] and received his ] from the ]. Taylor was a collegiate member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Taylor represented Albany in the ] until his election as lieutenant governor in 1998.
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'''Mark Fletcher Taylor''' (born May 7, 1957) is an American politician and member of the ] who served two terms between 1999 and 2007 as the 10th ]. Taylor was the Democratic nominee for ] in 2006, losing in the general election to Republican incumbent ].

==Early life and education==
Taylor was born on May 7, 1957, in ]. He is a graduate of ] in Albany. Taylor earned a ] in political science from ] and received his ] from the ]. At Emory, Taylor joined the ] fraternity.


Taylor is married to the former Sacha Wilbanks of ]. Taylor has one adult son, Fletcher. Taylor is a member of the Porterfield ] in Albany. Taylor is married to the former Sacha Wilbanks of ]. Taylor has one adult son, Fletcher. Taylor is a member of the Porterfield ] in Albany.


==State Senate experience== ==State Senate experience==
On ], ], during the administration of Governor ], Taylor won a special election to the Georgia Senate, representing Albany and ]. He served in the state senate for twelve years before becoming Lieutenant Governor, and became Floor Leader under Harris' successor, ]. In that role, Taylor marshalled bipartisan support for Miller's ] in 1993. Taylor also worked to help create the ] program, which provides health care assistance to uninsured children of poor families.


During the administration of Governor ], Taylor was elected to the Georgia Senate. He won a special election on May 3, 1987, and succeeded to Democratic incumbent Al Holloway as the state senator representing the 12th district, which encompasses the city of Albany and ]. He won re-election in 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996.<ref>Charles S. Bullock, III, The Georgia Political Almanach, The General Assembly 1993–94</ref>
During the early 1990s, Taylor made crime reduction a major priority. He secured passage of the "]" as well as the "Two Strikes" law, at the time the strictest anti-violent crime measure in the country. Taylor also successfully advocated for Georgia's first ] database, which has now solved more than 300 previously unsolved crimes.


Taylor became floor leader under Harris' successor, ]. In that role, he marshalled bipartisan support for Miller's ] in 1993. Taylor also worked to help create the ] program, which provides health care assistance to uninsured children of low income families.
==As Lieutenant Governor==
Taylor continued his efforts to reduce crime by successfully working to remove the statute of limitations on violent crimes such as rape and aggravated child molestation. Taylor also promoted a child endangerment law and legislation allowing judges to add an electronic monitoring device to the sentences of individuals convicted of crimes against children.


During the early 1990s, Taylor made crime reduction a major priority. He secured passage of the "Victim's Bill of Rights" as well as the "Two Strikes" law, at the time the strictest anti-violent crime measure in the country. Taylor also successfully advocated for Georgia's first ] database, which has now solved more than 300 previously unsolved crimes.
Taylor strongly opposed recent cuts in the Peachcare and HOPE scholarship programs. Recently, Taylor also successfully worked to promote the HEROES Act, which provides financial assistance to Georgia members of the ]. He worked to ensure equitable women's health insurance coverage and made the Georgia RX program a priority, which would provide access to affordable prescription drug coverage for the elderly and uninsured Georgians at no cost to taxpayers {{Fact|date=February 2007}}. He worked with state EMS officials and hospitals to implement a statewide trauma network.


==As lieutenant governor==
Taylor blocked the Defense of Scouting bill, which would have prevented state agencies from barring use of public facilities or eligibility for funding for groups upholding "moral" membership criteria.<ref name="sovo">{{cite news|url=http://www.sovo.com/2004/1-9/news/localnews/gold.cfm|title=Players at the Gold Dome | first=Ryan | last=Lee | date=January 9, 2004 | publisher=Southern Voice}}</ref> The bill was targeted at the ], which prohibits ] and ] boys from joining, bars ] men from adult leadership positions and requires gay Scouts to remain ] or be expelled.


Taylor declined running for re-election as a state senator in 1998 to pursue a run for the office of Lieutenant Governor. He defeated Republican candidate Mitch Skandalakis and took office on January 11, 1999. He won re-election in 2002 over Republican nominee Steve Stancil and was sworn in for a second term on January 13, 2003.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
Taylor focused on education by supporting increases in teachers' salaries and fighting for smaller class sizes in grades K-3.

Taylor is an honorary chairman of Put Help in the Helmet, an organization that provides relief to all ]s affected by ] or ], including fire, rescue, law enforcement officers, nurses, and Emergency Medical Service professionals.


==Gubernatorial candidacy== ==Gubernatorial candidacy==
{{Seealso|Georgia gubernatorial election, 2006}}
In 2005, Taylor announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the office of Governor of ], and officially announced his candidacy on ], ]. He built his campaign around his record on education and health care issues, which he felt that incumbent ] ] has not adequately addressed. Taylor was opposed by ] ] and two other minor candidates in the Democratic ] on ], ]. Taylor garnered approximately 52 percent of the vote in the primary election, gaining him the right to oppose Governor Perdue in the 2006 ] gubernatorial election.


{{See also|2006 Georgia gubernatorial election}}
Taylor's controversial barrage of negative television ads against Secretary Cox, often , were partially credited with a mass defection of female voters who voted Republican in this race in record numbers. During the general election campaign, African Americans also voted in record numbers for the Republican incumbent. This combined defection led Taylor to the largest defeat ever suffered by a Georgia Democratic Gubernatorial candidate since the Civil War.
In 2005, Taylor announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the office of Governor of ], and officially announced his candidacy on April 18, 2006. He built his campaign around his record on education and health care issues, which he felt that incumbent ] ] had not adequately addressed. Taylor was opposed by ] ] and two other minor candidates in the Democratic ] on July 18, 2006. Taylor garnered approximately 52 percent of the vote in the primary election, gaining him the right to oppose Governor Perdue in the 2006 ] gubernatorial election.


In the ] Perdue defeated Taylor, 57.94% to 38.22%.
The campaign manager was Mike Mikus, with Clay Anthony as Deputy Campaign Manager. Rick Dent was the Communications Director, with Stefan Turkheimer as Finance Director and DeWayne Grice as Senior Finance Consultant for the General Election.


===Misplaced Pages controversy===
On April 26, 2006, the '']'' reported that a paragraph based on ] had been inserted into the ] article on Mark Taylor about the 2005 arrest of Taylor's son on charges of ], causing an accident in which a passenger in his car was killed. According to the ], Internet entrepreneur and Misplaced Pages co-founder ] told reporters that the edit had been traced back to an IP registered to the Cox campaign, but said he had no way of knowing who made the change. After the story broke, Cox denied any knowledge of the alleged actions and said she had instructed her staff to not make the incident an issue. Her campaign manager, Morton Brilliant, resigned shortly thereafter.<ref>Taylor’s son was charged with ] after crashing his car on August 18, 2005 in ], killing his passenger.
{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/0426metgov.html|accessdate=April 26, 2006|title=Cox's campaign manager resigning|date=April 26, 2006|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|first=James|last=Salzer |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060428042616/http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/0426metgov.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = April 28, 2006}}
{{cite web|url=http://onlineathens.com/stories/082405/opi_20050824072.shtml|access-date=April 26, 2006|title=Son's car wreck could change Mark Taylor's political future|date=August 23, 2005|publisher=OnlineAthens|first=Bill|last=Shipp}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/12429002.htm|access-date=April 26, 2006|title=Georgia lieutenant governor's son was driver in fatal S.C. crash|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The State}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>"A False Ad in Georgia" {{cite web|url=http://www.factcheck.org/article399.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-03-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417231636/http://www.factcheck.org/article399.html |archivedate=April 17, 2007 }}</ref>


==Career since 2006==
Taylor is chief executive officer of the Fred Taylor Company, an Albany transportation and warehousing firm, as well as several of its subsidiaries.<ref>MarkTaylor.com, {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915232555/http://marktaylor.com/Mark_Taylor_Bio.pdf |date=September 15, 2012 }}, accessed January 25, 2013</ref>


==See also==
===Misplaced Pages controversy===
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On ], ], the '']'' reported that a paragraph had been inserted into the Misplaced Pages article on Mark Taylor about the 2005 arrest of Taylor's son on charges of ], causing an accident in which a passenger in his car was killed. According to the ], Misplaced Pages founder<ref name="Dan_Mitchell">
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|publisher=New York Times
|date=December 24, 2005
|accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref><ref name="co-founder">{{cite web
| url = http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2006/02/12/bias_sabotage_haunt_wikipedias_free_world/?page=4
| title = Bias, sabotage haunt Misplaced Pages's free world
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</ref> ] told reporters that the edit had been traced back to an IP registered to the Cox campaign, but said he had no way of knowing who made the change. After the story broke, Cox denied any knowledge of the alleged actions and said she had instructed her staff to not make the incident an issue. Her campaign manager, ], resigned shortly thereafter.<ref>Taylor’s son was charged with ] after crashing his car on ], ] in ], killing his passenger.
{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/0426metgov.html|accessdate=2006-04-26|title=Cox's campaign manager resigning|date=April 26, 2006|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|first=James|last=Salzer}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:dPuGHEAzU_0J:onlineathens.com/stories/082405/opi_20050824072.shtml|accessdate=2006-04-26|title=Son's car wreck could change Mark Taylor's political future|date=August 23, 2005|publisher=OnlineAthens|first=Bill|last=Shipp}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:Q4HJ2Gar1ZEJ:www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/12429002.htm|accessdate=2006-04-26|title=Georgia lieutenant governor's son was driver in fatal S.C. crash|author=Associated Press|publisher=The State}}</ref>


== Future Career== ==References==
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There have been several rumors about the so-called "Big Guy"'s political future. Taylor was quoted on his 2006 election night defeat as saying "20 years of a political life ends tonight". However, recently Mark Taylor's name has been mentioned as a possible opponent against Senator ] in 2008.


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American politician

Mark Taylor
10th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
In office
January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2007
GovernorRoy Barnes
Sonny Perdue
Preceded byPierre Howard
Succeeded byCasey Cagle
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 12th district
In office
May 1987 – January 1999
Preceded byAl Holloway
Succeeded byMike von Bremen
Personal details
BornMark Fletcher Taylor
(1957-05-07) May 7, 1957 (age 67)
Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSacha Wilbanks
EducationEmory University (BA)
University of Georgia (JD)

Mark Fletcher Taylor (born May 7, 1957) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served two terms between 1999 and 2007 as the 10th lieutenant governor of Georgia. Taylor was the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia in 2006, losing in the general election to Republican incumbent Sonny Perdue.

Early life and education

Taylor was born on May 7, 1957, in Albany, Georgia. He is a graduate of Deerfield-Windsor School in Albany. Taylor earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Emory University and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia. At Emory, Taylor joined the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Taylor is married to the former Sacha Wilbanks of Lavonia, Georgia. Taylor has one adult son, Fletcher. Taylor is a member of the Porterfield Methodist Church in Albany.

State Senate experience

During the administration of Governor Joe Frank Harris, Taylor was elected to the Georgia Senate. He won a special election on May 3, 1987, and succeeded to Democratic incumbent Al Holloway as the state senator representing the 12th district, which encompasses the city of Albany and Dougherty County. He won re-election in 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996.

Taylor became floor leader under Harris' successor, Zell Miller. In that role, he marshalled bipartisan support for Miller's HOPE Scholarship program in 1993. Taylor also worked to help create the Peachcare program, which provides health care assistance to uninsured children of low income families.

During the early 1990s, Taylor made crime reduction a major priority. He secured passage of the "Victim's Bill of Rights" as well as the "Two Strikes" law, at the time the strictest anti-violent crime measure in the country. Taylor also successfully advocated for Georgia's first DNA database, which has now solved more than 300 previously unsolved crimes.

As lieutenant governor

Taylor declined running for re-election as a state senator in 1998 to pursue a run for the office of Lieutenant Governor. He defeated Republican candidate Mitch Skandalakis and took office on January 11, 1999. He won re-election in 2002 over Republican nominee Steve Stancil and was sworn in for a second term on January 13, 2003.

Gubernatorial candidacy

See also: 2006 Georgia gubernatorial election

In 2005, Taylor announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the office of Governor of Georgia, and officially announced his candidacy on April 18, 2006. He built his campaign around his record on education and health care issues, which he felt that incumbent Republican Sonny Perdue had not adequately addressed. Taylor was opposed by Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox and two other minor candidates in the Democratic primary election on July 18, 2006. Taylor garnered approximately 52 percent of the vote in the primary election, gaining him the right to oppose Governor Perdue in the 2006 Georgia gubernatorial election.

In the general election Perdue defeated Taylor, 57.94% to 38.22%.

Misplaced Pages controversy

On April 26, 2006, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a paragraph based on opposition research had been inserted into the Misplaced Pages article on Mark Taylor about the 2005 arrest of Taylor's son on charges of driving under the influence, causing an accident in which a passenger in his car was killed. According to the Associated Press, Internet entrepreneur and Misplaced Pages co-founder Jimmy Wales told reporters that the edit had been traced back to an IP registered to the Cox campaign, but said he had no way of knowing who made the change. After the story broke, Cox denied any knowledge of the alleged actions and said she had instructed her staff to not make the incident an issue. Her campaign manager, Morton Brilliant, resigned shortly thereafter.

Career since 2006

Taylor is chief executive officer of the Fred Taylor Company, an Albany transportation and warehousing firm, as well as several of its subsidiaries.

See also

References

  1. Charles S. Bullock, III, The Georgia Political Almanach, The General Assembly 1993–94
  2. Taylor’s son was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) after crashing his car on August 18, 2005 in Charleston, South Carolina, killing his passenger. Salzer, James (April 26, 2006). "Cox's campaign manager resigning". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on April 28, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2006. Shipp, Bill (August 23, 2005). "Son's car wreck could change Mark Taylor's political future". OnlineAthens. Retrieved April 26, 2006. "Georgia lieutenant governor's son was driver in fatal S.C. crash". The State. Associated Press. Retrieved April 26, 2006.
  3. "A False Ad in Georgia" "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. MarkTaylor.com, Biography, Mark Taylor Archived September 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 25, 2013

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Georgia State Senate
Preceded byAl Holloway Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 12th district
1987–1999 		Succeeded byMike von Bremen
Political offices
Preceded byPierre Howard Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
1999–2007 		Succeeded byCasey Cagle
Party political offices
Preceded byPierre Howard Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
1998, 2002 		Succeeded byJim Martin
Preceded byRoy Barnes Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia
2006 		Succeeded byRoy Barnes
Lieutenant governors of Georgia
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