Meet Brent Taylor
Brent Taylor was born and raised in rural North Mississippi. He moved to Memphis to work as a funeral director after earning his mortuary science degree. In 1995, he became the youngest person ever elected to the Memphis City Council at age 27. Taylor, who never voted for a tax increase, was viewed as the leading conservative voice on the Council.
In 2004, Taylor and his wife, Kimberly, purchased their first funeral home. They bought other area funeral homes and built their business into the largest family-owned funeral operation in the Mid-South. Taylor served on the Shelby County Election Commission for three years prior to his election to the Senate. Throughout his career in the funeral business and as a public official, Taylor has been recognized as a trusted conservative leader.
Taylor was elected to the Senate District 31 seat in 2022 with over 66% of the vote. In the Senate, he serves as Vice Chairman of the Commerce Committee and sits on both the Judiciary and Transportation committees. Taylor is recognized as the community’s leading voice in the battle against crime.
Kimberly and Brent Taylor have been married over 30 years. The Taylors are parents of two adult children. Gage is an attorney in Dallas. Molly and her husband, Mick, live in Montana where she is an interior architect. The Taylors reside in Eads and are active members of Trinity Baptist Church in Cordova.
State senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and in most states they also confirm the Governor's appointments. In most states the senate is the smaller of the legislature's two chambers, with larger districts and longer terms than the house.