For 30 years, Representative Taggart served in CEO and leadership roles with Swiss Army Brands, Marmot, the Timberland Company and Colorado Mesa University. His focus, as a leader, has always centered on profitable growth while providing an innovative, stimulating, and prosperous environment for the people that worked with him.
Since returning to Grand Junction in 2001, Rep. Taggart has been active in the community with organizations including the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, the Business Incubator, Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation, the Grand Junction Regional Airport, the Suicide Coalition of Western Colorado, the Riverside Coalition, and the Grand Junction Housing Authority. All of these organizations have helped him understand the breadth of issues our community faces while enabling him to work on cost effective solutions to many of the issues.
Six years ago, Representative Taggart was elected to City Council. After volunteering for so many years, Rep. Taggart served on City Council and served as Mayor. Rep. Taggart was elected to the House of Representatives in 2023 and represents District 55.