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Meet Van

A 7th generation Texan, Van Taylor is a dedicated family man, successful businessman, and decorated Marine Officer who will serve the people of Plano in Austin with conservative leadership. 

Van earned his Eagle Scout at age 13, receiving it from none other than George W. Bush. He is a 1995 graduate from Harvard College, where he started a republican club. As the Marine honor grad from intelligence school, Van earned the privilege of leading an elite 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.

Van then volunteered for duty with the Marine Corps’ C Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, and was activated to fight in Iraq where he fought with the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company.

As a Captain, Van led missions behind enemy lines for the 4500 Marine Task Force Tarawa, including the leadership of the Task Force’s first platoon entering Iraq before the start of the main invasion in 2003. Taylor’s platoon encountered, and defeated, several Fedayeen ambushes.  His platoon helped rescue an American prisoner of war and rescued 31 wounded men during a counter-attack by several thousand Iraqis. For his service, the Marine Corps awarded Van the Navy Commendation Medal with a “V” for Valor, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Presidential Unit Citation.

A successful businessman, Van works at Churchill Capital Company, a firm focused on real estate finance.  He is also the Vice Chairman of Texas Gulf Bancshares, whose bank is one of the soundest banks in Texas with almost 100 employees and over $280 million in assets.  Through his years of business experience, Van knows first-hand that excessive taxation, abusive litigation, and burdensome regulation threaten to strangle Texas’ small business community, which is the engine for economic growth.

Taylor has a long history of serving the Republican Party, including attending national conventions, serving as a delegate to Texas Republican State conventions, volunteering on Republican campaigns across Texas, and providing financial support to Republican candidates.

In Plano, he was a Republican Precinct Chairman and served on the Collin County Republican Party Executive Committee. Taylor also serves as the state Chairman for the National Defense Committee as well as a state Vice Captain for Vets for Freedom.

Van and his wife Anne married after his return from Iraq and are the proud parents of Laura, 5, Helen, 4, and four-month old Susie, the latest blessing to the Taylor family. Van and his family reside in Plano near the land which his great-grandfather farmed during the Great Depression.