{"id":1919114,"date":"2023-04-25T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-maryland-house-speaker-casper-taylor-dead-at-88\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T18:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:11:28","slug":"former-maryland-house-speaker-casper-taylor-dead-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-maryland-house-speaker-casper-taylor-dead-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Maryland House Speaker Casper Taylor Dead at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-maryland-house-speaker-casper-taylor-dead-at-88%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1919114&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0425\/00e4bc56-38fc-47bc-ad73-7094da0dc40e\/audio.mp3?length=2033325&#038;duration=169\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Breaking news: Casper Taylor Jr., a beloved and influential Maryland politician, has passed away at the age of 88. <\/p>\n<p>Taylor, a Democrat from Cumberland, served his district in Allegany County for nearly three decades as a member of the House of Delegates. He was a true leader, holding the position of speaker from 1994 to 2003.<\/p>\n<p>His passing was announced by current House Speaker Adrienne Jones during a bill-signing ceremony at the State House. Jones, who served with Taylor for six years, called him a friend and mentor.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor was a champion of \u201cOne Maryland,\u201d an initiative aimed at providing equal opportunities and resources for all residents, regardless of their zip code. His legacy will continue to inspire and guide the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Wes Moore praised Taylor for his distinguished service to the state\u2019s Legislature, where he made a lasting impact as one of the longest-serving Speakers of the House in Maryland\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casper Taylor Jr., a prominent and long-serving Maryland politician who was once speaker of the state\u2019s House of Delegates, died on Monday aged 88. Taylor died in his sleep on Monday morning. He was a Democrat from Cumberland in western Maryland who represented a district located in Allegany County. 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