John Taylor: Candidate for House District 14

John Taylor: Candidate for House District 14

From Happy Grateful Blessed with Tami Tran by Tami Tran

April 9, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 193

About this episode

This episode features an interview with John Taylor, a candidate for House District 14, discussing his background and experiences.

Get to know John Chronological Experiences - John grew up in Ogden, Utah. He was the oldest of six brothers and one sister. After serving a church mission in the Canary Islands in Spain, John went to basic combat soldier training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. He then proceeded to Ft. Sam Houston, TX to be trained as a combat medic and a surgical technician and was the Distinguished Honor Graduate of his class. He served with the Utah 144th Combat Support Hospital. John went to Weber State University and earned a B.A. degree in psychology. During college, John worked part time on campus for the Services for Students with Disabilities, reading college text books for blind students. John stayed busy by also participating with the folk dance team, the institute chorale, a fraternity, the LDSSA committee, and the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) where he finished as Honor Graduate, class of 1997. Following a successful Army ROTC Advanced Camp and ranking in the top 5% of the nation, John was commissioned as an Army Intelligence Officer. After receiving his Top Secret Security Clearance and finishing his Tactical Intelligence Officer training in Ft. Huachuca, AZ, he was stationed…

People in this episode

Guest: John Taylor

Topics covered

  • politics
  • military service
  • education

Keywords

  • House District 14
  • combat medic
  • Army ROTC
  • psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ogden, Utah, the Canary Islands, Spain, MO, TX, AZ, GA, Saudi Arabia, Iraq

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