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|birth_date=July 5, 1963
|birth_date=July 5, 1963
|birth_place=[[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana
|birth_place=[[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
|alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]
|alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]
Southern University at [[Baton Rouge]] Law School}}
Southern University Law School ([[Baton Rouge]]
|spouse=Gina E. Goings Kelly<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
William L. Townsend, Jr.<br>
Dorothy "Dot" Kelly Townsend Holladay}}
'''Thomas Taylor Townsend''', known as '''Taylor Townsend''' (born July 5, 1963), is an [[attorney]] from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for two terms from 2000 to 2008.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref>
'''Thomas Taylor Townsend''', known as '''Taylor Townsend''' (born July 5, 1963), is an [[attorney]] from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for two terms from 2000 to 2008.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
Townsend was a son of William L. Townsend, Jr., and the former Dorothy "Dot" Kelly (1932-2020), a teacher prior to 1979 at the former Coushatta High School in Coushatta in Red River Parish. She then became a recruiter for [[Northwestern State University]] and owned The Village Ladies & Childrens Shop in Natchitoches. His great-great-grandfather was the first [[judge]] in Red River Parish north of Natchitoches. His grandparents were John K. and Imogene M. Kelly of Coushatta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-kelly-townsend-holladay-dot&pid=196288321&fhid=10224|title=Dorothy Holladay obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 1, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>
Townsend is a nephew and law partner of former state Senator [[Don Kelly]] in the firm Kelly, Townsend & Thomas.<ref name=martindale>{{cite web|url=http://www.martindale.com/Thomas-Taylor-Townsend/599096-lawyer.htm|title=Thomas Taylor Townsend: Law Profile|publisher=martindale.com|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref>
Townsend is a nephew and law partner of former state Senator [[Don Kelly]] in the firm Kelly, Townsend & Thomas.<ref name=martindale>{{cite web|url=http://www.martindale.com/Thomas-Taylor-Townsend/599096-lawyer.htm|title=Thomas Taylor Townsend: Law Profile|publisher=martindale.com|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref>