The best of America: RIP Chairman Thaddeus Taylor
One of the most rewarding facets of being a Republican leader in California for more than a decade is the extraordinary people I have met. Thaddeus Taylor, former Chairman of the Inyo County Republican Party, U.S. Army intelligence officer, and a patriot represented the finest the Republican Party, and America, has to offer.
In 2002, shortly after I was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of San Diego County, then-California Republican Party Chairman Shawn Steel called a special Executive Committee meeting for one evening at a restaurant in Orange County. It was one of my first opportunities to meet fellow Republican leaders from around the state, and since a quorum wasn’t met, there was plenty of time to talk.
Inyo County Chairman Thaddeus Taylor was a dedicated volunteer, driving down from his home in Bishop to Orange County for a meeting which would likely not draw the necessary quorum. He went because it was his duty, and that sense of duty was at the center of Chairman Taylor’s life.
Years later, when I served as Chairman of the CRP, Thaddeus Taylor was… Read More