Taylor Smith

Taylor Smith is a policy analyst for the Government Relations Department at The Heartland Institute. His responsibilities include interacting with elected officials and staff on energy and environment issues; tracking new legislation; and drafting responses to emerging issues via talking points, news releases, and op-ed pieces, with the goal of informing legislators about free-market ideas.

He is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force, and a board member of the Chicago committee of America’s Future Foundation. His work has appeared in several publications, including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Detroit News, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, and elsewhere.

Previously, Taylor interned for the Illinois Policy Institute for their Media Relations and Outreach Departments.