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| name = Julian Taliaferro
| photo = 20090309-Taliaferro.jpg
| caption = Councilor Julian Taliaferro (D-At Large)
| office1= Councilor <br/> [[Charlottesville City Council]]
| district1 = At-Large
| term_start1 = July 1, 2006
| term_end1 = December 31, 2009
| preceded1 = [[Rob Schilling]] (R)
| succeeded1 = [[Kristin Szakos]] (D)
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| birth_date = January 20, 1941<br/>Age {{age|1941|01|20}} 
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| spouse = Patricia Taliaferro
| children = Two children
| residence = Charlottesville, Virginia
| alma_mater = Piedmont Community College <br/> J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College <br/> National Fire Academy
| profession = Retired Fire Chief
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'''Julian Taliaferro''' is a former Charlottesville City Councilor and former city fire chief. 

==Biography ==
Taliaferro has been a resident of Charlottesville since 1962, when he began his career with the Charlottesville Fire Department. His fire service career was interrupted in 1966 when he entered the U.S. Army and was sent to Vietnam. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals for action in the Tet Offensive during 1968.

Taliaferro served as Fire Chief for almost 34 years. He played a major role is getting the fire department internationally accredited with the Center for Public Safety Excellence in 2001 as one of 121 departments in the world to achieve this designation. 

Taliaferro retired in 2005, but still holds the position of Fire Chief Emeritus. 

Taliaferro is married to Patricia Taliaferro and has two grown children<ref>[http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/VoterGuide2006.pdf 2006 Voters' Guide], [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]].</ref>.
[[Julian Taliaferro]] is a former member of [[Charlottesville City Council]] and a former Vice Mayor who served from 2006 to 2009. Taliaferro is also a former chief of the [[Charlottesville Fire Department]]. 

He voted against the [[Piedmont Family YMCA]] being built on a site in [[McIntire Park]]. 

==[[2006 election]]==
Taliaferro announced his candidacy in late January 2006. <ref>{{cite web|title=Julian Taliaferro Announces for City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/7779-julian_taliafer/|author=Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 30, 2006|accessdate=May 21, 2015}}</ref>

{{2006 election/CityCouncil}}
{{Candidate profile
|candidate=[[Julian Taliaferro|Julian Taliaferro (D)  - Challenger * Winner]]
|electionyear=2006
|office=Charlottesville City Council
|transcript=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/Taliaferro-200604.pdf
|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/Taliaferro_interview.MP3
|source=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2006/04/candidate_inter.html
}}

==Election 2009==
Taliaferro was one of three candidates who sought nomination to one of two slots on the Democratic Party's ticket. He announced his nomination for a second term on March 9, 2009<ref>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/03/taliaferro.html Julian Taliaferro announces campaign for re-election to City Council] Nairn, Daniel, and Brian A. Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 Mar. 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.</ref>. After a brief campaign, the Democrats opted that year to hold an "unassembled caucus" on May 9, 2009 to determine a nominee. Taliaferro came in third in the balloting behind incumbent City Councilor [[Dave Norris]] and challenger [[Kristin Szakos]]<ref>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/05/norris_szakos2.html  "Charlottesville Democrats nominate Norris and Szakos for City Council"] Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 May 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.</ref>.

== Education ==
*AAS Degree Business Management, Piedmont Community College; 
*AAS Degree Fire Science, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; 
*Graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program, National Fire Academy.

== References ==
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==External links==
[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2006/04/candidate_inter.html Charlottesville Tomorrow 2006 Candidate Interview]

{{City Council/2008}}

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