Lena Taylor

Lena Taylor
Taylor in 2013
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Milwaukee Circuit, Branch 41
Assumed office
January 30, 2024
Appointed byTony Evers
Preceded byAudrey Skwierawski
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 3, 2005  January 26, 2024
Preceded byGwen Moore
Succeeded byDora Drake
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 18th district
In office
April 30, 2003  January 3, 2005
Preceded byAntonio R. Riley
Succeeded byTamara Grigsby
Personal details
Born (1966-07-25) July 25, 1966
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BA)
Southern Illinois University (JD)
ProfessionLawyer

Lena C. Taylor (born July 25, 1966) is an American lawyer, judge, and former politician serving as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County, since January 2024. She previously served 19 years as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 4th State Senate district from 2005 to 2024, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for one term before that.

Taylor previously ran unsuccessfully for Milwaukee County executive in 2008 and mayor of Milwaukee in 2020 and 2022.