Former Maryland House speaker Casper Taylor dead at 88

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland House Speaker Casper Taylor has died.

He was 88.

Gov. Wes Moore said Monday that Taylor’s work as a leading state lawmaker “left an impact on this state that will reverberate for generations to come.” Taylor represented a district in Allegany County in western Maryland. He was one of the longest serving House speakers in the history of the state. He served as a member of the House of Delegates from 1975 to 2003. He was the speaker from 1994 to 2003.

He was a native of Cumberland, Maryland.

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