Scott Taylor (politician)

Scott Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Scott Rigell
Succeeded by	Elaine Luria
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 85th district
In office January 8, 2014 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Bob Tata
Succeeded by	Rocky Holcomb
Personal details
Born	Scott William Taylor (1979-06-27) June 27, 1979 (age 45) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Harvard Extension School (ALB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1997–2005
Unit	Navy SEALs
Battles/wars	Iraq War

Scott William Taylor (born June 27, 1979) is an American politician and former Navy SEAL who served as the United States representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2017 to 2019. A Republican, he was previously a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district. On November 6, 2018, Taylor was defeated for reelection by Democrat and U.S. Navy veteran Elaine Luria.^[1] On July 8, 2019, he announced his intention to run for the United States Senate in 2020.^[2] However, in December 2019, he instead opted to run again for his old seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.^[3] In the November general election, he was defeated by Luria in a rematch.