He was nominated to run for United States Senate in the 2014 election for the Democratic Party, but withdrew from the race on September 3, 2014.
He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Kansas and a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
[4] Prior to being elected District Attorney, Taylor worked in the Public Power Industry and in private practice.
[6] By January 2010, Taylor's office reported having reduced an over-4000 file backlog, left by predecessor Robert Hecht, to 22 cases.
[17] The next day, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach declared Taylor's letter to withdraw from the race to be insufficient.