Jamila Taylor

American politician from Washington

Jamila Taylor

Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2021 Serving with Kristine Reeves
Preceded by	Mike Pellicciotti

Personal details
Born	(1975-12-09) December 9, 1975 (age 48) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Virginia State University (BA) University of Oregon (JD)

Jamila E. Taylor (born December 9, 1975) is an American attorney, activist, and politician who is a representative for District 30 in the Washington House of Representatives. Elected in 2020, she assumed office on January 11, 2021.^[1]

Early life and education

Jamila Taylor was born on December 9, 1975.^[2]^[3] She is the only daughter of Quintard Taylor Jr. and his wife Carolyn.^[4] Taylor has a twin brother, William, and another brother, Quintard III.^[4] Taylor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oregon School of Law.^[5]

Career

Since graduating from law school, Taylor has worked as a public interest attorney and owner of the NW Prosper Law.^[6]

Prior to her campaign for the Washington House, Taylor was a candidate for the Federal Way, Washington City Council in 2019, and was one of three nominees of the 30th Legislative District Democrats to be appointed to the seat of former representative Kristine Reeves.^[7]^[8] After Mike Pellicciotti announced that he would not seek re-election to the Washington House of Representatives and instead run for Washington State Treasurer, Taylor declared her candidacy to succeed him.^[9] Taylor placed first in the August 2020 Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Martin Moore in the November general election. She assumed office on January 11, 2021.^[10]

Electoral history

Washington's 30th Legislative District State Representative, Pos. 1, General Election 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jamila Taylor	36,338	57.86	{{{change}}}
	Republican	Martin Moore	26,406	42.04

References

^ "Jamila Taylor". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
^ "Jamila Taylor (1975- ) •". 9 March 2021.
^ "Taylor, Quintard, Jr. (b. 1948)". HistoryLink. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
^ ^a ^b Taylor, Quintard (June 7, 2022). The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era (Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and Biography) (One ed.). Seattle: University of Washington. pp. 7(Acknowledgement), 190. ISBN 978-0295750415.
^ "Jamila Taylor". Auburn Examiner. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
^ "Forum Highlights Opportunity for More Black Representation in Olympia". South Seattle Emerald. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
^ Mirror, For the (2020-02-13). "Attorney and community volunteer Jamila Taylor running for state House seat". Federal Way Mirror. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
^ Villeneuve, Andrew (2020-01-04). "Jesse Johnson, Jamila Taylor and Sam Rise nominated to succeed Kristine Reeves in 30th". NPI's Cascadia Advocate. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
^ "Attorney and Community Leader Jamila Taylor Running for State House of Representatives". Auburn Examiner. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
^ "August 4, 2020 Primary Results - Legislative District 30 - State Representative Pos. 1 County Breakdown". results.vote.wa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
^ "Washington Secretary of State, 2020 General Election Results - Legislative District 30". vote.wa.gov. November 3, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.