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|terms=October 17, 1989 - Present

|terms=October 17, 1989 - January 3, 2011

|preceded=Larkin I. Smith

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|succeeded=[[Steven Palazzo]]

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'''Gary Eugene "Gene" Taylor''' (born September 17, 1953 in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]) is a [[Democrat]]ic former [U.S. Representative]] for [[Mississippi]]'s 4th congressional district, having been first elected in a 1989 special election. He was for a time the senior member of the Armed Services Committee and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

'''Gary Eugene "Gene" Taylor''' (born September 17, 1953 in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]) is a [[Democrat]]ic former [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Mississippi]]'s 4th congressional district, having been first elected in a 1989 special election. He was for a time the senior member of the Armed Services Committee and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was unseated in the 2010 [[general election]] by a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Steven Palazzo]].

Taylor has a reputation as one of the most [[conservative Democrat]]s in the House with a populist image, and has been critical of both political parties. He is culturally conservative, consistently voting against [[abortion]] rights and [[gun control]]. Taylor loudly opposes outsourcing, voted against the 1991 [[Persian Gulf War]], however voted for the 2002 invasion of [[Iraq]].  

Taylor has a reputation as one of the most [[conservative Democrat]]s in the House with a populist image, and has been critical of both political parties. He is culturally conservative, consistently voting against [[abortion]] and [[gun control]]. Taylor loudly opposes outsourcing, voted against the 1991 [[Persian Gulf War]], however voted for the 2002 invasion of [[Iraq]].  

Taylor voted against the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street; "if there was a button that said 'hell no', I'd push it." <ref>The Almanac of American Politics, 2010</ref> He voted against [[President Obama]]'s $787 billion economic stimulus package, and was the first Democrat to sign a petition to repeal his party's [[health care]] overhaul legislation.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42237.html#ixzz10DQus4Cm</ref>

Taylor voted against the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street; "if there was a button that said 'hell no', I'd push it." <ref>The Almanac of American Politics, 2010</ref> He voted against [[President Obama]]'s $787 billion economic stimulus package, and was the first Democrat to sign a petition to repeal his party's [[health care]] overhaul legislation.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42237.html#ixzz10DQus4Cm</ref>