Scott William Taylor
(born June 27, 1979) is an American politician and former
Navy SEAL
. He served as the U.S. representative from
Virginia's 2nd congressional district
from 2017 to 2019. Taylor was also a
state delegate
for the 85th house district.
On November 6, 2018, Taylor was defeated for reelection by
Democrat
and
U.S. Navy
veteran
Elaine Luria
.
[1]
In December 2019, he stated he was going to run again for his old seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
[2]
In the November general election, he was defeated by Luria a second time.
Scott William Taylor
[3]
was born in
Baltimore
.
After high school, he served in the
United States Navy
and became a
Navy SEAL
, first taking part in
drug
enforcement
.
In 2008
, Taylor ran for Mayor of
Virginia Beach, Virginia
.
[4]
He was a candidate in the 2010 primary election for
Virginia's 2nd congressional district
, but lost to
Scott Rigell
. Taylor became a
state delegate
for the
85th house district
in November 2013.
- 2016
In 2016, after the then current representative,
Scott Rigell
, announced he would not seek re-election, Taylor won the
Republican Party
nomination for
Virginia's 2nd congressional district
in the
United States House of Representatives
, defeating
Randy Forbes
in the primary,
[5]
[6]
then defeated Democrat Shaun Brown, 61.3% to 38.5%, to win the general election on November 8, 2016.
[7]
- 2018
In January 2018, former Navy commander
Elaine Luria
announced
her plan to run for Taylor's seat. In the June 10 Democratic primary, Luria received 62% of the vote, defeating Karen Mallard, who received 38%.
[8]
In the Republican primary, Taylor defeated Mary Jones, 76% to 24%.
[9]
On November 6, 2018, Taylor lost to Luria, taking 48.9 percent of the vote to Luria's 51.1 percent.
[1]
- 2020
On July 8, 2019, Taylor announced that he was running for the
United States Senate
against two-term incumbent
Mark Warner
in the 2020 election.
[10]
Taylor decided to not run for the Senate race, instead choosing to run to take back his old House seat. On June 23, 2020, he won the Republican primary, setting up a rematch with Luria.
Luria defeated him and was re-elected with a six-point margin taking 52 percent to Taylor's 46 percent.
- ↑
1.0
1.1
Finley, Ben (November 6, 2018).
"Luria Defeats Taylor in Virginia's 2nd House District"
.
U.S. News & World Report
. Retrieved
November 6,
2018
.
- ↑
Wilson, Reed (December 9, 2019).
"Ex-Rep. Scott Taylor to seek old Virginia seat"
.
The Hill
. Retrieved
December 9,
2019
.
- ↑
Payne, Kimball (June 6, 2010).
"BIO: Scott Taylor"
.
Daily Press
. Archived from
the original
on July 25, 2018
. Retrieved
January 4,
2017
.
- ↑
"Scott Taylor to Run for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District Seat"
(PDF)
. Scott Taylor for Congress. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on December 1, 2010
. Retrieved
August 22,
2012
.
- ↑
Dilanian, Ken (August 16, 2012).
"Group attacking Obama for security leaks includes past talkers"
.
Los Angeles Times
.
- ↑
Bartel, Bill; Parker, Stacy (June 14, 2016).
"Scott Taylor defeats veteran Randy Forbes in 2nd Congressional primary thanks to feisty grassroots campaign"
.
The Virginian-Pilot
. Archived from
the original
on June 16, 2016
. Retrieved
June 14,
2016
.
- ↑
"Shaun Brown"
.
Ballotpedia
. Retrieved
August 30,
2018
.
- ↑
"In US House Race, Former Navy Commander Targets Former SEAL"
.
WBOC-TV
. May 24, 2018.
- ↑
"Elaine Luria"
.
Ballotpedia
. Retrieved
August 15,
2018
.
- ↑
Suderman, Alan (July 8, 2019).
"Former Rep. Scott Taylor Announces US Senate Bid in Virginia"
.
U.S. News & World Report
. Retrieved
July 8,
2019
.