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Title	Lena Taylor interview (October 23, 2012)
Part of Collection	Oral History Interviews of African American Alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Date	October 23, 2012
Interviewee	Lena Taylor
Interviewer	Tiffany Thornton
Subject	Education Politics & government
Description	A life-long Milwaukee resident, Senator Lena Taylor is serving her second term in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 4th Senate District, including Wauwatosa, Glendale, and the northern portions of the City of Milwaukee, where she and her son Isaiah currently reside. Senator Taylor was first elected to political office in 2003 in the Wisconsin Assembly. In 2005, she was elected to the Wisconsin Senate, and became the thousandth senator, the twentieth woman, the fifth African-American, and only the second African-American woman to serve in that legislative body. Senator Taylor is the Senate Ranking Member of the Joint Committee on Finance, and the Ranking Member of the Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules and the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties. She also holds a seat on the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, and the Joint Legislative Council. Having graduated from Rufus King High School and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Senator Taylor was shaped by the city of Milwaukee and has dedicated her life to contributing back to her community. After attaining a law degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, she practiced as a public defender and eventually opened Taylor & Associates Law Office. Senator Taylor still holds legal clinics in Milwaukee.
Place	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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