Janna Taylor

{{short description|American politician from Montana}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Janna Taylor

|state_house = Montana

|district = 11th

|term_start = January 2005

|term_end = December 2012

|predecessor = Kim Gillan

|successor = Greg Hertz

|birth_date = September 8, 1948

|birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota

|death_date =

|death_place =

|alma_mater = University of Minnesota

|occupation = Rancher, politician

|party = Republican

|spouse =

|residence = Rollins, Montana

}}

Janna Taylor (born September 9, 1948) was the Speaker pro Tempore for the Montana House of Representatives in 2011.

She was a Republican for District 11, which represents the Dayton area. She has served in the House from the 2005 session to the 2011 session.{{cite web|last=State of Montana|title=JANNA TAYLOR (R)|url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/62nd/leg_info.asp?HouseID=0&SessionID=105&LAWSID=3840|accessdate=28 May 2011|archive-date=27 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527161111/http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/62nd/leg_info.asp?HouseID=0&SessionID=105&LAWSID=3840|url-status=dead}} In 2012 she was ineligible to run for re-election due to Montana's term limits.

Taylor served as a Majority Whip in the Montana Senate for the 63rd Legislative Assembly.{{Cite web |url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/63rd/leg_info.asp?HouseID=2&SessionID=107&LAWSID=12984 |title=Montana Legislature-Janna Taylor |access-date=2016-04-29 |archive-date=2016-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505051404/http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/63rd/leg_infO.asp?HouseID=2&SessionID=107&LAWSID=12984 |url-status=dead }} She was succeeded by Albert Olszewski for the 65th session.{{cite web|title=Albert Olszewski|url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/65th/leg_info.asp?HouseID=2&SessionID=111&LAWSID=16516|publisher=The Montana Legislature|accessdate=20 January 2017|archive-date=30 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130203834/http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/65th/leg_info.asp?HouseID=2&SessionID=111&LAWSID=16516|url-status=dead}}

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Taylor received her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota. Taylor was a homemaker and rancher.[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/40418/janna-talor Votesmart.org.-Janna Taylor]{{cite web|last=Congress.org |title=Rep. Janna Taylor (R-MT 11th District) |url=http://www.dnet.congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/144872 |accessdate=28 May 2011 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}