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Freshman Congressman Dave Taylor of Ohio Focuses on Appalachia

Taylor wants to improve life for impoverished people who’ve watched another from their region become vice president.
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Freshman Congressman Dave Taylor of Ohio Focuses on Appalachia
Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) at his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance painted a vivid picture of Appalachia in his 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” One of rural poverty mired in a substance-abuse epidemic, but also one centered on family and the resilience of the human spirit.

Now, freshman congressman, Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) aims to fix the region’s problems.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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