Jamila Taylor
Representative · State house · Washington · District 30
Democratic
Biography
Jamila (“jah-mee-lah”) is an attorney, youth advocate and small business owner with a passion for community service and a commitment to serving the public good. The daughter of a retired history professor and a retired Girl Scout office administrator, she was raised to value education and service — values that continue to shape her work today. After moving to King County in 2007, Jamila worked as the central area network coordinator for the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, where she oversaw community interventions and supported young people facing family, peer or gang conflict; court involvement; school suspension or expulsion; homelessness or other risk factors for youth violence. Jamila launched a legal practice and nonprofit consulting business in 2014, before later joining Northwest Justice Project in 2017. As NJP’s statewide advocacy counsel, she managed a network of attorneys representing domestic violence survivors and other crime victims. A Federal Way resident, Jamila was elected to the Legislature in 2020.
On the record
- Education
- Virginia State University, bachelor’s degree; University of Oregon, law degree
- Profession
- Attorney; Youth advocate; Small business owner
- Born
- 1975-12-09
Contact
- Capitol office
- Room 370, John L. O'Brien Building P.O. Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504 · 360-786-7898
- Phone
- 360-786-7898
- jamila.taylor@leg.wa.gov