Elected as President pro tempore on a unanimous, bipartisan vote in 1995, he served eight years.
He is the founding member of the law firm Taylor, Burrage, Singhal, Mallett and Downs.
[3] After serving a single term, he successfully campaigned to join the Oklahoma Senate.
[2] In a unanimous, bipartisan votes, he was elected President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001.
[2] Taylor was criticized in 2003 for writing a national letter inviting trial lawyers to practice in Oklahoma.