He served a single term on the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, and was a member of the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors between 2014 and 2020.

Taylor was born in 1978, in Sioux City, Iowa,[2] and attended West High School.

[2] He studied English at Dowling College, and the University of South Dakota, where he completed a bachelor's and master's degree, respectively.

[5][6] Taylor's residency and voter registration was challenged in December 2019 by Maria Rundquist,[7][8] as he had acquired a second home in May 2019.

[11][12] Taylor remained a candidate for the Republican primary for the United States House of Representatives in Iowa's 4th congressional district, a seat held by Steve King.