Claim: Election (1999 film) was written by a person.

Jim Taylor -LRB- born 1963 in Seattle , Washington -RRB- is an American producer and screenwriter who has often collaborated on projects with Alexander Payne . The two are business partners in the Santa Monica based Ad Hominem Enterprises , and are credited as co-writers of six films released between 1996 and 2007 : Citizen Ruth -LRB- 1996 -RRB- ,  Election -LRB- 1999 -RRB- ,  Jurassic Park III -LRB- 2001 , with Peter Buchman -RRB- ,  About Schmidt -LRB- 2002 -RRB- ,  Sideways -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , and  I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry -LRB- 2007 , with Barry Fanaro and Lew Gallo -RRB- . His credits as a producer include films such as Cedar Rapids and The Descendants .