Stratton Taylor

Stratton Taylor
A portrait of Stratton Taylor is on display at the Oklahoma State Capitol.
President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
In office 1995–2003
Preceded by	Robert V. Cullison
Succeeded by	Cal Hobson
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
In office 1982–2006
Preceded by	Bill Crutcher
Succeeded by	Sean Burrage
Constituency	12th
Personal details
Born	1956
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Carolyn
Residence	Claremore, Oklahoma
Website	http://www.strattontaylor.com

Stratton Taylor (born 1956) is an American attorney and was the longest-serving President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Elected as President pro tempore on a unanimous, bipartisan vote in 1995, he served eight years.

He is the founding member of the law firm Taylor, Burrage, Singhal, Mallett and Downs.

Taylor was born in 1956, the son of Owen and Velma Taylor. He was the only student in his 17-member Alluwe High School class to graduate from college. He began his college education at Claremore Junior College, now Rogers State University, and earned a bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tulsa.

While finishing his bachelor's degree, Taylor was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1979. After serving a single term, he successfully campaigned to join the Oklahoma Senate. In a unanimous, bipartisan votes, he was elected President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001.

Taylor was criticized in 2003 for writing a national letter inviting trial lawyers to practice in Oklahoma.

Taylor is married to Carolyn Thompson, a former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and resides in Claremore, Oklahoma.

Taylor helped found the law firm Taylor, Burrage, Singhal, Mallett and Downs.