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Rob Taylor

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State Representative
Republican
Bills & Committees
Small Business Owner/Consultant/Educator/Distiller
Dallas
87
01/09/2017 - 01/13/2019
44

Term

Serving third term in House.

Profession

Business owner and entrepreneur. Consultant and trainer for the automotive industry and a diesel and biofuel specialist with experience in agricultural equipment and municipal transportation. Serves as an adjunct professor at Kaplan University and Des Moines Area Community College.

Education

Graduated from Des Moines Lincoln High School. Associate in Arts, Des Moines Area Community College. Bachelor of Science, Upper Iowa University. Master’s in business leadership, William Penn University.

Memberships and Activities

NRA member, TOLL Fellow Graduate from Council of State Government, and BILLD Fellow Graduate from Council of State Governments. DMACC Alumni Foundation Board member, DMACC Automotive Advisory Council, ASE Certified automotive and diesel technician, member of Farm Bureau, Southgate Masonic Lodge #657 member, Gold Toque Society member of the Iowa Culinary Institute, and Executive Team member on the Dallas County Republican Central Committee. Coached baseball for Walnut Creek Little League, served on the West Des Moines Board of Adjustment, Animal Control Board, and Dallas County Compensation Board, and serves various local charities including the Iowa Clinic Healthcare Foundation, John Stoddard Rally Against Cancer, and Bras for the Cause. Served as organizational chair and chair of the Dallas County Republicans.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1971 in Des Moines. Raised in Des Moines and resides in West Des Moines.

Family Members

Wife, Dr. Christi Taylor; two daughters and two sons.

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State Representative
Republican
Bills & Committees
Sales Director and Teacher
Dallas
86
01/12/2015 - 01/08/2017
44

Term

Serving second term in House.

Profession

Sales director for a synthetic petroleum distributor in central Iowa. Consultant and trainer for the automotive industry and a diesel and biofuel specialist with experience in agricultural equipment and municipal transportation. Serves as an adjunct professor for William Penn University and Des Moines Area Community College.

Education

Master’s in business leadership, William Penn University. Bachelor of Science, Upper Iowa University. Associate in Arts, Des Moines Area Community College. Graduated from Des Moines Lincoln High School.

Memberships and Activities

NRA member, BILLD Fellow Graduate from Council of State Governments. DMACC Alumni Foundation Board member, DMACC Automotive Advisory Council, ASE Certified Automotive and Diesel technician, member of Farm Bureau, Southgate Masonic Lodge #657 member, Gold Toque Society member of the Iowa Culinary Institute, Executive Team member on the Dallas County Republican Central Committee. Coached baseball for Walnut Creek Little League, served on the West Des Moines Board of Adjustment, Animal Control Board, Dallas County Compensation Board, and serves various local charities including The Iowa Clinic Healthcare Foundation, John Stoddard Rally Against Cancer, and Bras for the Cause. Served as organizational chair and chair of the Dallas County Republicans.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1971 in Des Moines. Raised in Des Moines and resides in West Des Moines.

Family Members

Wife, Dr. Christi Taylor; two daughters and two sons.

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State Representative
Republican
Bills & Committees
Sales Director and Teacher
Dallas
85
01/14/2013 - 01/11/2015
44

Term

Serving first term in House.

Profession

Sales director for a petroleum distributor in central Iowa, consultant and trainer for the automotive industry, and a diesel and bio-fuel specialist with experience in agricultural equipment and municipal transportation.

Education

Graduated from Lincoln High School. A.A. from DMACC, B.S. from Upper Iowa University, and master’s in business leadership from William Penn University.

Memberships and Activities

Serves on the Dallas County Central Committee. Coaches for Walnut Creek Little League, serves on the West Des Moines Board of Adjustment, Animal Control Board, and the Dallas County Compensation Board, and serves various local charities including The Iowa Clinic Healthcare Foundation, John Stoddard Rally Against Cancer, and Bras for the Cause. Served as organizational chair and chair of the Dallas County Republicans.

Birth and Residence

Born in 1971 in Des Moines. Raised in Des Moines and resides in West Des Moines.

Family Members

Wife, Dr. Christi Taylor; two daughters, two sons.