Taylor Collins

Taylor Collins
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 95th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 January 2023
Preceded byCharlie McClintock
Personal details
Born1996 (age 27–28)
Macomb, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Mediapolis, Iowa, U.S.
EducationIowa State University
Drake University

Taylor Robert Collins (born 1996) 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][2] Collins was born in 1996,[3] in Macomb, Illinois,[4] and lives in Mediapolis, Iowa.[2] 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][5] Collins has taught at Iowa Wesleyan University as an adjunct professor of economics and business.[2]

Collins married Savannah Prescott in August 2023.[4][6]

Political career

In 2018, Collins served as president of the College Republicans at Iowa State University.[7][8] After graduating, he chaired the Iowa Federation of College Republicans.[9][10] Collins was a policy adviser to Kim Reynolds and a senior adviser to Adam Gregg.[11][2] 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.[2] 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.[12][13][14] 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.[15][16][17]

Collins began his reelection campaign in February 2024.[18]

References

  1. ^ Jett, Tyler (5 December 2022). "JBS buys 'certain assets' of major Iowa hog producer TriOak Foods". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 13 March 2023. 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Collins announces candidacy for Iowa House". Southeast Iowa Union. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Representative Taylor R. Collins". Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Saar, Bob (5 August 2022). "'The party is changing': Unopposed in House race, Republican Taylor Collins rallies support". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ Gehr, Danielle (4 March 2017). "Spirit of American rally, supporters celebrate their president". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. ^ Nehamas, Nicholas (6 August 2023). "Barbecues, Fairs and Weddings: Ron DeSantis Amps Up Retail Politics in Iowa". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ Connor, Alex (16 November 2017). "College Republicans ousts transgender woman on sexual assault allegations". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. ^ "A possible rewrite of the Iowa Civil Rights Act looms". Iowa State Daily. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  9. ^ Delaney, Talon; Leeson, Devyn (26 August 2018). "Iowa State community reflects on legacy of the 'maverick' John McCain". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. ^ Rambo, K. (17 July 2018). "ISU College Republicans and Democrats respond to Trump's Helsinki remarks". Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Here's how much Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is paying her top..." Des Moines Register. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  12. ^ Henderson, O. Kay (1 March 2023). "Bill targets diversity programs at UI, ISU, UNI". Radio Iowa. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  13. ^ Henderson, O. Kay (13 February 2023). "Iowa GOP lawmakers question UI, ISU, UNI spending on diversity, equity, inclusion". Radio Iowa. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  14. ^ Akin, Katie (14 February 2023). "Iowa House Republicans push regents universities on diversity program costs". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  15. ^ Tallal, Skylar (6 March 2023). "House GOP looks to "dismantle" Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs in higher education". KGAN. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  16. ^ Miller, Vanessa (1 March 2023). "Republican bill would ban DEI spending at Iowa universities". The Gazette. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Bill to ban DEI spending at public universities advances in Iowa House". Iowa Public Radio. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Rep. Taylor Collins files for reelection to Iowa House". Southeast Iowa Union. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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