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Kathleen Taylor

NV · Reno City Council Member and Vice Mayor

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Kathleen Taylor has served on the Reno City Council since 2022 and is vice mayor. She owns a management consulting company and wants to cut spending on nonessential city programs.

Where Kathleen Taylor stands, based on their records

Supports

Housing Affordability (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (4 records)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
  • Voted to accept a $1.73 million National Housing Trust Fund grant for the Carville Court housing redevelopment.

    August 26, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: renoha.org

  • Voted to pay the Reno Housing Authority’s resident commissioner up to $250 per meeting while setting pay for all other commissioners, including herself, at $0.

    July 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: renoha.org

  • Was elected chair of the Reno Housing Authority board and won approval to use $1,000 of her contingency funds for bus passes for clients and community partners.

    December 17, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: renoha.org

  • Moved to approve a two-year Reno Housing Authority labor agreement and a 3.7% cost-of-living raise for staff outside the agreement; both passed unanimously.

    June 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: renoha.org

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 3 support
  • Voted to accept a $1.73 million National Housing Trust Fund grant for the Carville Court housing redevelopment.

    August 26, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: renoha.org

  • Told a Nevada Assembly committee that Reno had reduced housing permit barriers and used incentives, while Housing Authority financing required homes to stay affordable for a set period.

    February 10, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

  • Voted with the Reno Housing Authority board to raise a predevelopment loan for the Hawk View housing redevelopment from $1 million to $2 million.

    December 23, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: renoha.org

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Was elected chair of the Reno Housing Authority board and won approval to use $1,000 of her contingency funds for bus passes for clients and community partners.

    December 17, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: renoha.org

Track record — General

General · 6 records
  • A Nevada Ethics Commission review panel dismissed Case 25-032C after finding no credible evidence that she violated state ethics requirements.

    May 20, 2025

    Source: ethics.nv.gov

  • As Reno vice mayor, presented the city’s housing and public-safety work to a Nevada Senate committee.

    February 10, 2025

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

  • Was elected chair of the Reno Housing Authority board and won approval to use $1,000 of her contingency funds for bus passes for clients and community partners.

    December 17, 2024

    Source: renoha.org

  • Disclosed her Eddy House board role and abstained from a Reno Housing Authority vote that included $9,501.10 for Eddy House programs.

    May 28, 2024

    Source: renoha.org

  • Moved to revise Reno Housing Authority rules governing changes to its organization and the authority of its board and executive director; the board approved the changes unanimously.

    August 22, 2023

    Source: renoha.org

  • Moved to approve the Reno Housing Authority’s final fiscal 2024 budget; the board approved it unanimously.

    June 27, 2023

    Source: renoha.org

Past race Kathleen Taylor ran in:

  • Reno Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Reno city, Nevada