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Conservative Republican Bryan Taylor has secured the endorsement of a significant business group in his campaign for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.
The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents, the largest and oldest association for independent insurance agents and agencies in Alabama, announced its endorsement of Taylor on Monday.
“Bryan Taylor is the only true conservative Republican in the race for Chief Justice,” said Association President Kelly Aday. “We are proud to support Bryan because we know he is the candidate committed to upholding the rule of law and delivering predictable, consistent, and fair outcomes in our courts.”
Taylor was also endorsed recently by veteran Republican District Attorneys David Barber and Brandon Falls of Jefferson County and Randall Houston of Autauga, Elmore, and Chilton Counties.
“I am a lifelong conservative Republican,” Taylor said at a campaign event in Shelby County recently. “I am from Hoover. I went to Berry High School. I went to the University of Alabama on a full Army ROTC scholarship. I went to law school at the University of Texas. I graduated in 2001, just before 9/11. I entered the active duty Army. I served four years in the Judge Advocate Corps. I served in Iraq for a year. I did a deployment in Honduras.”
As a freshman state senator, Taylor spearheaded the passage of sweeping reforms to strengthen Alabama’s ethics laws, led the charge to repeal the legislature’s pay raise, and fought for fiscal conservatism in state budgeting.
As chairman of the Senate Constitution & Elections Committee, Taylor advanced legislation to curb election fraud and improve election integrity, such as the law that requires voters to show a photo ID at the polls.
Taylor is a co-founding member of the law firm of Bachus Brom & Taylor, LLC. He concentrates his practice on Constitutional law, appellate law, election law, business law and business litigation, and public policy.
Taylor lives in Shelby County with his three children. They attend Double Oak Community Church. Taylor is the former spouse of congressional and U.S. Senate candidate Jessica Taylor.
Three Republicans qualified for the seat that Chief Justice Tom Parker is vacating. Associate Justice Sara Stewart and attorney Jerry Michael Blevins also qualified to run for Chief Justice in the March 5 Republican Primary.
The eventual Republican nominee will face Judge Greg Griffin in the November 5 general election.
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