Gary Eugene "Gene" Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district
Term of office: 1989 - present
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Preceded by:	Larkin I. Smith
Succeeded by:	Incumbent
Born:	September 17, 1953 New Orleans, Louisiana

Gary Eugene "Gene" Taylor (born September 17, 1953) is an American politician of the Democratic Party and a U.S. Representative from the 4th District of Mississippi (map). Taylor was born in New Orleans. He is a graduate of Tulane University and also earned additional post-graduate work at University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus. From 1971 through 1984, he was a member of the United States Coast Guard, commanding a search and rescue boat and earning several commendations. Taylor is a devout Roman Catholic, one of the few who has been elected in the predominantly Southern Baptist state of Mississippi. Larkin I. Smith (born June 26, 1944 in Poplarville, Mississippi; died August 13, 1989) was an American politician. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coast Guard Seal The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces involved in maritime law enforcement, mariner assistance, search and rescue, and national defense, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States-based cooperative ministry agency serving Baptist churches around the world. ...

Shortly after leaving the Coast Guard, Taylor was elected to the Mississippi State Senate. After only one term, he ran as the Democratic candidate to succeed Trent Lott in Mississippi's 5th District when Lott made a successful run for the Senate. He lost to Harrison County sheriff Larkin I. Smith by almost 10 points. However, Smith died in a plane crash eight months later. In the special election to fill Smith's seat, Taylor came in first in an all-party primary to fill the vacancy. Taylor then won the runoff two weeks later, taking office on October 18, 1989. He won a full term in 1990 with 81% of the vote and has had little trouble being reelected despite representing a district that has not supported the official Democratic presidential candidate since 1956. His district was renumbered the 4th after the 2000 redistricting that cost Mississippi a Congressional seat. Chester Trent Lott (born October 9, 1941 in Grenada, Mississippi) is a United States Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Harrison County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Larkin I. Smith (born June 26, 1944 in Poplarville, Mississippi; died August 13, 1989) was an American politician. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1969 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Taylor is one of the most conservative Democrats in the House. In 2004 he voted with the Republican leadership 54.2% of the time [1]. He voted for all four articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton, making him the only Democrat to do so, and has frequently skipped Democratic conventions. He is pro-life, a supporter of the Federal Marriage Amendment and a firm supporter of the right to bear arms. Taylor is a strong opponent of affirmative action and opposes anti-discrimination laws. In 2006, Taylor was the only Democrat in the House to vote in favor of all amendments to the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act. He did however vote with every Democrat in favor of the final bill. He strongly supports the death penalty and is more conservative on issues of immigration, crime, and drugs than many Republicans. He is among the House's strongest supporters of drug testing for all federal employees and has submitted amendments to that effect. He has voted in favor of lawsuit reform and tightening rules on personal bankruptcy. Throughout most of his career, Taylor has voted against many bills and amendments supported by labor unions. For instance in 2002, he was one of only five Democrats to vote against an amendment submitted by Connie Morella (R-MD) to secure workplace rights for employees in the Department of Homeland Security. Congressman Taylor also supported amending the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced budget and another amendment requiring a two-thirds majority to raise taxes. This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ... Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Pro-life advocates make a silent complaint in front of the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Pro-life is a term representing a variety of perspectives and activist movements in bioethics. ... The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... Connie Morella Constance Albanese Morella (born February 12, 1931), popularly known as Connie, is a Republican United States politician currently serving as Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The Constitution of the United States is the supreme...

Taylor has been a severe critic of the Bush Administration's fiscal policy. Taylor voted against the tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003, claiming that the cuts contained in those bills would only increase the national debt. He derided the prescription drug plan passed in 2003 as a give away to companies that donate to the Republican Party. He opposes free trade and was strongly opposed to the Bush Administration's proposals for reforming Social Security. He once sponsored a bill that would repeal NAFTA and has voted numerous times to leave the WTO. Taylor has a mixed voting record on environmental issues. He has voted repeatedly against the ban on drilling in ANWR, while voting at other times with the mainstream of his party. He has also denounced Vice President Dick Cheney's ties to Halliburton. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party may refer to: Categories: | ... Social Security, in the United States, refers to the Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. ... Nafta or NAFTA may refer to: an acronym for the North American Free Trade Agreement an acronym for the New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement the town/Tokyo of Nafta, Tunisia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... For other uses of the initials WTO, see WTO (disambiguation). ... Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Map The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge covers about 19,600,000 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Minor parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal • • The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... This article needs to be updated. ...

In the 2004 primary elections, Taylor endorsed fellow Southern Democrat, General Wesley Clark. Wesley K. Clark Clarks signature Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23, 1944) is a retired four-star general in the U.S. Army. ...

Hurricane Katrina

Taylor has been a particularly harsh critic of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Much of his district took a direct hit from the storm, which destroyed his home in Bay St. Louis (47 miles west of Biloxi) as well as Lott's home in Pascagoula. [2] When Republican leaders appointed a select committee to investigate the federal, state and local response to Katrina, most Democrats boycotted it because they felt it would be a whitewash. However, Taylor was one of three Democrats (the others were Bill Jefferson and Charlie Melancon, both of Louisiana) invited to attend the hearings because their districts were particularly hard-hit by the storm. Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ... Bay Saint Louis is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi. ... Biloxi and Mississippi coast Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. ... Pascagoula is a city located in Jackson County, Mississippi. ... Whitewash is a type of inexpensive paint made from slaked lime (Calcium hydroxide, or Ca(OH)2) and chalk (whiting). ... William Jefferson William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 2nd District of Louisiana, which includes much of the Greater New Orleans area (map) On July 30, 2005, he was caught on video... Charles J. (Charlie) Melancon (pronounced Meh-lahn-son) (born October 3, 1947 in Napoleonville, Louisiana) is a Democrat who was elected to represent Louisianas Third Congressional District (map) in a December 4, 2004 runoff election. ... This Article does not cite its references or sources. ...

When former FEMA director Michael Brown appeared before the committee, Taylor reacted angrily to Brown's attempts to put primary responsibility for the failed response at the state and local level. He seemed particularly upset that several first responders in his home county, Hancock County, were forced to loot a Wal-Mart to get food and supplies. He resides in Bay St Louis, MS, but since Hurricane Katrina he has moved to Kiln, MS. New FEMA seal The Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is an agency of the United States government dedicated to swift response in the event of disasters, both natural and man-made. ... What may be Americas most common name crossing all races. ... Hancock County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

Quotes

• Here in Mississippi, there's a great provision of the constitution that says you can't get any financial benefit from any law that passes a body of which you are a member. There's an outfit out there called Halliburton with billions of dollars in noncompetitive contracts that passed through the United States Senate. The vice president of the United States is the president of the United States Senate. He could not do that in Mississippi. He's still drawing money from that firm. That's government by auction. We don't allow that in Mississippi. It shouldn't be allowed in Washington.--referring to Dick Cheney's ties to Haliburton.

• To Michael Brown on Hurricane Katrina:

(Y)ou can try to throw as much as you can on the backs of Louisianians, but I'm a witness as to what happened in Mississippi. You folks fell on your face. You get an F-minus in my book.

Maybe the president made a very good move when he asked you to leave your job.

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External links

• Official site
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post