Mary Elizabeth Taylor

Mary Elizabeth Taylor
White House Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs of Nominations
Assumed office
January 2017
President Donald Trump
Personal details
Political party Republican
Alma mater Bryn Mawr College

Mary Elizabeth Taylor is the current White House Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs of Nominations for President Donald Trump. In August 2018, the White House announced that she would be nominated to be the next Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.[1]

In March 2017, she gained social media attention for her presence at the confirmation hearings of Judge Neil Gorsuch. Taylor worked on Judge Gorsuch's nomination team when he met with U.S. senators before the confirmation hearings.[2]

Taylor previously worked as an aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. She began her career in Capitol Hill as an intern for the United States Senate in July 2006. Taylor also worked in the Senate Republican cloakroom[3] as a Senior Cloakroom Assistant.[4]

Taylor has a degree in political science from Bryn Mawr College and interned at Koch Industries while a college student.[5]

She is on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2018[6]

References

  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". Whitehouse.gov. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  2. Edition, Inside (2017-03-22). "Who is Mary Elizabeth Taylor? Social Media Loses It Over Woman at Gorsuch Hearing". Insideedition.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  3. Inside Edition (2017-03-22). "Who is Mary Elizabeth Taylor? Social Media Loses It Over Woman at Gorsuch Hearing". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  4. "Mary Elizabeth Taylor (Mary Elizabeth) - Congressional Staffer Salary Data". Legistorm.com. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  5. "Who's The Black Woman Sitting Behind Neil Gorsuch?". News One. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  6. "Mary Elizabeth Taylor". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
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