In 2004, he was named Legislator of the Month by the Center for Policy Alternatives for his work on the Living Wage bill.

In addition to his public service, Delegate Taylor was the President & CEO of his Deskmate Office Products company for 20 years.

His company is one of the largest minority owned office products distributors in the Washington metropolitan area.

Delegate Taylor received The Washington Metropolitan Top Forty under 40 Award for his business and, in 1995, he was named one of the 50 Leaders of Tomorrow in the golden anniversary issue of Ebony magazine.

Taylor's community service has included involvement with the Rainbow/Push Coalition's Wall Street Project, the National Coalition of Minority Businesses, the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, the African-American History and Culture, the Washington Adventist Hospital Foundation, the Olney Theatre, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, and the ARC (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens).