Leah Landrum Taylor is an elected State Senator for District 16. Senator
Landrum Taylor serves on the K-12 Education, Natural Resources and Rural
Affairs and the Public Safety and Human Resources Committee. She has previously
served on the House Ways and Means and Environment Committees as well
as Adoption and Foster Care, Homelessness, Governor’s Brown Cloud
Summit, and Federal Mandates committees during interim.
Leah is also an Alumna of American Council of Young Political
Leaders, serves on the YMCA Youth Initiatives Board and is the Arizona
Caucus chair for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. She is
also an Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow of Emerging Political Leaders in
America and was recently featured on the cover of the Arizona Woman Magazine
.
Senator Landrum Taylor attended the John F. Kennedy School
of Government at Harvard University through the Fannie Mae Foundation
with the focus on affordable housing. Landrum Taylor is well known for
championing Foster Care and Adoption issues as well as Kinship Care Legislation.
Additionally, she is a founder and vice-president of
the Landrum Foundation, a non-profit organization, designed to afford
financial support and preparation for students throughout their post-secondary
education. During her spare time she is an Adjunct Faculty Member for
the Maricopa Community College. Leah is also the senior advisor for the
Arizona Children’s Association.
Senator Landrum Taylor is a third generation native Phoenician,
educated at Xavier College Preparatory and Arizona State University where
she received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Political
Science.
Leah is happily married to Gregory Taylor, a mechanical
engineer specializing in research and planning. They have one son, Greyson
Elijah Taylor.
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