Members of Congress / Gene Taylor

TAYLOR, Gary Eugene (Gene), a Representative from Mississippi; born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 17, 1953; graduated from De LaSalle High School, New Orleans, La., 1971; B.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, La., 1976; graduate work, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.; United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1971-1984; member of the Bay St. Louis, Miss., city council, 1981-1983; member of the Mississippi state senate, 1984-1989; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred First Congress in 1988; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Larkin I. Smith, reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses (October 17, 1989-present). (Source.)

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· 110th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 4), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 4), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 4), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

See how Gene Taylor voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Gene Taylor has missed 40 votes (2.7%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Gene Taylor has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 84.7% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Taylor did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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