Mark Taylor (American politician)
| Mark Taylor | |
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| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia | |
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In office January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2007 |
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| Governor |
Roy Barnes Sonny Perdue |
| Preceded by | Pierre Howard |
| Succeeded by | Casey Cagle |
| Member of the Georgia Senate from the 12th district |
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In office May 1987 – January 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Al Holloway |
| Succeeded by | Mike von Bremen |
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Mark Fletcher Taylor May 7, 1957 Albany, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sacha Wilbanks |
| Alma mater |
Emory University University of Georgia |
Mark Fletcher Taylor (born May 7, 1957) is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served two terms between 1999 and 2007 as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Taylor was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia in the 2006 general election, losing to Republican incumbent Sonny Perdue.
Taylor was born on May 7, 1957, in Albany, Georgia. He is a graduate of Deerfield-Windsor Preparatory School in Albany. Taylor earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Emory University and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia. At Emory, Taylor joined the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Taylor represented Albany in the Georgia Senate until his election as lieutenant governor in 1998.
Taylor is married to the former Sacha Wilbanks of Lavonia, Georgia. Taylor has one adult son, Fletcher. Taylor is a member of the Porterfield United Methodist Church in Albany.
During the administration of Governor Joe Frank Harris, Taylor was elected to the Georgia Senate. He won a special election on May 3, 1987 and succeeded to Democratic incumbent Al Holloway as the State Senator representing the 12th district, which encompasses the city of Albany and Dougherty County. He won re-election in 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996.
Taylor became floor leader under Harris' successor, Zell Miller. In that role, he marshalled bipartisan support for Miller's HOPE Scholarship program in 1993. Taylor also worked to help create the Peachcare program, which provides health care assistance to uninsured children of poor families.
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