Gene Taylor, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., was born September 17, 1953 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans with additional post-graduate work at the University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus.

Taylor is one of only a handful of Members of Congress with hands-on experience in the United States Coast Guard. Serving in the Coast Guard Reserve from 1971-1984 as the skipper of a search and rescue boat, he received the Commandant's Letter of Commendation for fire fighting and a letter of Commendation for saving the life of a crewmember..

Prior to his election to Congress in 1989, he served as a member of the Bay St. Louis City Council and the Mississippi State Senate. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Taylor serves on two major committees, the House Armed Services Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. As a member of the Armed Services Committee, he is the Ranking Member of the Projections Forces Subcommittee. He also sits on the Readiness Subcommittee. On the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, he serves on the subcommittees of Highways, Transit and Pipelines and the Water Resources and Environment. In addition, Taylor serves as co-chair of the following three Congressional Member Organizations: National Guard and Reserve Caucus, Coast Guard Caucus, and the House Boating Caucus.

Taylor and his wife, the former Margaret Gordon of Bay St. Louis, have three children, Sarah, Emily, and Gary

Rep. Gene Taylor's Official Website

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