Lena Taylor

Lena Taylor
Taylor in 2013
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 41
Incumbent
Assumed office January 30, 2024
Appointed by	Tony Evers
Preceded by	Audrey Skwierawski
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 4th district
In office January 3, 2005 – January 26, 2024
Preceded by	Gwen Moore
Succeeded by	--Vacant--
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 18th district
In office April 30, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Antonio R. Riley
Succeeded by	Tamara Grigsby
Personal details
Born	(1966-07-25) July 25, 1966 (age 57) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (BA) Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (JD)
Profession	Lawyer

Lena C. Taylor (born July 25, 1966) is an American lawyer, judge, and former politician serving as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County, since January 2024. She previously served 19 years as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 4th State Senate district from 2005 to 2024, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for one term before that.^[1][2]

Taylor previously ran unsuccessfully for Milwaukee County executive in 2008 and mayor of Milwaukee in 2020 and 2022.