James J. Tayoun | |
Office: | Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 1st District |
Term Start: | January 4, 1988 |
Term End: | May 17, 1991 [1] |
Predecessor: | Leland Beloff |
Successor: | Joe Vignola |
Term Start2: | January 5, 1976 |
Term End2: | January 27, 1984 |
Predecessor2: | Isadore Bellis |
Successor2: | Leland Beloff |
State House3: | Pennsylvania |
District3: | 183rd |
Term Start3: | January 7, 1969 |
Term End3: | November 30, 1970 |
Predecessor3: | District Created |
Successor3: | Adriano Mastrangelo |
Birth Date: | 27 March 1930 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | Temple University |
Residence: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
James Joseph ("Jimmy") Tayoun (March 27, 1930 – November 1, 2017)[2] [3] was a Democratic member of Philadelphia City Council and of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[4]
He served non-consecutive terms representing District 1 on Philadelphia City Council. He resigned from his first term in 1984 to run for a seat in the First Congressional District of Pennsylvania, challenging incumbent Thomas Foglietta.[5]
He resigned from his second term after pleading guilty to racketeering, mail fraud, tax evasion and obstruction of justice charges.[1] He spent 40 months in prison.[6] He is the 7th council member to be indicted since 1972.[7]
He was also editor, publisher, and photographer for the Public Record, a weekly newspaper.[8]