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Meet Van

Van Taylor, 7th generation Texan, dedicated family man, successful businessman and decorated Marine Officer took the oath of office as State Representative for District 66 on April 20th, 2010 in Plano.

Born in Dallas, Representative Taylor earned his Eagle Scout at age 13, receiving it from George W. Bush.  He graduated from Harvard College in 1995, where he started a republican club. After graduating from intelligence, infantry, sniper, and airborne schools, he led a Marine reconnaissance platoon. After four years of active duty, he joined the Marine Corps Reserves to continue serving his country while earning an MBA at Harvard Business School.

As a Marine Officer and paratrooper, Captain Taylor volunteered for duty as a platoon commander with the Marine Corps’ C Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, and deployed to Iraq where he fought with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company.  Van led the first platoon into Iraq for his brigade prior to the main invasion and led a mission that rescued 31 wounded Marines during the pitched Battle of An Nasiriyah.  For his service in Iraq, the Marine Corps awarded Captain Taylor the Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, and the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” for valor.

A successful businessman, Representative Taylor works at Churchill Capital Company, a firm focused on real estate finance. He also serves on a community bank board and manages several small businesses.  Through his years of business experience, Van knows first-hand that excessive taxation, abusive litigation, and burdensome regulation threaten small businesses, our primary source of Texas jobs.

Representative Taylor serves on the Calendars, Higher Education, and Culture, Tourism, & Recreation Committees.  He is a member of Independent Conservative Republicans of Texas and the Texas Conservative Coalition. 

Van and his wife, Anne, married after his return from Iraq and are the proud parents of Laura, 5, Helen, 4, and baby Susie born October of 2009. Van and his family reside in Plano near the land which his great-grandfather farmed during the Great Depression.

You can reach Rep Taylor’s office at 512-463-0594.