Jay Taylor is a 53-year-old West Virginian native and served in the United States military from 1990 to 1996. He attended West Virginia University, where he got his bachelor’s degree in 2000. He later returned to West Virginia University and got his master’s degree in 2008. Taylor works as a supervisor for SSC-Delta, where he has worked in his current position since 2016. Taylor was elected to the state senate in 2022. This is the only political position that Senator Taylor has ever held, and this is the second time that he has run for election in his career. Taylor is currently serving as the Majority Whip in the state senate. Taylor tries to support legislation that would help to benefit and help veterans and also aims to help increase West Virginians’ access to healthcare.