Tennessee Candidate, 53, Calls Unsolicited Nudes ‘Youthful Indiscretions’

WHO:

TMZ - Brent Taylor is a Tennessee state senator and a candidate for Congress.

NY Post - Brent Taylor is a Tennessee lawmaker; the article says he was 53 when the allegations involved him sending nudes.

Rolling Stone Politics - Brent Taylor is a 58-year-old Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Tennessee.

WHAT:

TMZ - Taylor described the sexting scandal as the result of “youthful indiscretions”; the article says he was accused of sending nudes well into his 50s.

NY Post - Taylor said, “As I near 60 years old, the expiration date has come and gone on any of my youthful indiscretions.”

Rolling Stone Politics - Taylor was accused of sending unsolicited nudes when he was 53.

WHY:

TMZ - Taylor attributed the sexting scandal to “youthful indiscretions.”

HOW:

TMZ - The allegations concerned Taylor sending nudes.

NY Post - The allegations involved Taylor sending unsolicited nudes.

Rolling Stone Politics - The allegations concerned Taylor sending unsolicited nudes.

(UPDATED October 28, 2026 22:04 UTC)

Tennessee state senator and Republican congressional candidate Brent Taylor is defending allegations that he sent unsolicited nude photos. Taylor described the sexting scandal as the result of “youthful indiscretions,” saying the expiration date on them had come and gone as he nears 60. The allegations involved photos he was accused of sending when he was 53.