| Chris Taylor | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 48th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 9, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Parisi (D) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1968 Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. James Feldman |
| Children | Samuel, Benjamin |
| Residence | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, B.A. (1990), University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D. (1995) |
| Occupation | attorney & Public Policy Director for Planned Parenthood |
Chris Taylor is an American lawyer and newly elected Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 48th District (in and around Madison, Wisconsin). She was elected without opposition on August 9, 2011 to succeed Joe Parisi who resigned when he was elected county executive of Dane County, Wisconsin.
Taylor and her older sister were raised by her parents in Southern California. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990, and from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1995. She worked as a private practice attorney in Milwaukee and Madison from 1996 to 2002 before becoming the public policy director for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.
Taylor had not held any public office before winning a six-way primary election in July 2011 with roughly 31% of the vote. She faced no Republican opponent in the general election, and won 5,459 votes; there were 591 write-in votes against her. The heavily Democratic 48th District includes parts of the east and far east sides of Madison, parts of Monona and McFarland and the towns of Blooming Grove and Dunn.[1]