Representative Tim Taylor, a Republican, represents parts of Chariton, Cooper, Howard, and Randolph counties (District 48) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2020.
Prior to serving in the legislature, Taylor retired from the Columbia Fire Department after a long career.
Born in Mexico and raised in Boonville, Taylor entered the United States Air Force in 1987. Rep. Taylor is past president of the Cooper County Youth Fair, past member of the University of Missouri Extension, member of the Masonic Wallace Lodge #456 and active as a firearms and archery instructor for 4H.
Taylor resides on a farm near Speed with his wife and son, Dawn and Carter. The family has owned and operated Taylor’s Bake Shop in Boonville since 2002.
