Biography
John Taylor is the Republican candidate for Utah House of Representatives District 14 in the November 3, 2026 general election, in which he faces Brandon Young (D).[1][2] A U.S. Army veteran who works as an account executive, he describes himself in a Ballotpedia survey as a constitutional conservative.[1][3]
John Taylor graduated from Weber High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Weber State University in 1997.[1] He served in the U.S. Army from 1993 to 2004.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he grew up in Ogden as the oldest of seven children, served as a combat medic and later as an Army intelligence officer, and was deployed to Saudi Arabia in 1999 and to Bosnia with the Utah Army Guard.[3] He said he later completed an MBA in marketing and worked in business roles at the National Federation of Independent Business, Novo Nordisk and Myriad Genetics.[3] Taylor said he and his wife Carrie have been married for 31 years, have six children and have lived in Syracuse for 26 years.[3]
Taylor advanced from the June 23, 2026 Republican primary.[1] His key messages included open and transparent government, including a proposal to require public hearings for large projects such as data centers, and cutting government spending and taxes.[3]
- 1.John Taylor (Utah state representative candidate) - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Utah House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.John Taylor (Utah state representative candidate) - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Utah House District 14
John Taylor is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Utah House District 14 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.