Full Name:
Nicholas 'Van' Taylor
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Anne; 3 Children: Laura, Helen, Susie
Birth Date:
08/01/1972
Birth Place:
Dallas, TX
Home City:
Plano, TX
Religion:
Anglican/Episcopalian
MBA, Leadership, Harvard Business School, 1999-2001
AB, History, Harvard University, 1992-1995
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 3, 2019-2023
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Texas, District 3, 2022
Senator, Texas State Senate, District 8, 2015-2019
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 66, 2010-2015
Former Member, Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Committee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Education & Labor Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Nominations Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Real Estate Investment Broker, McKinsey and Company
Former Vice Chair, Texas Gulf Bancshares
Former Real Estate Investment Broker, Trammell Crow
Director, Chuchill Capital Company, 2002-2018
Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1992-2005
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member, Texas State Rifle Association
Precinct Chair, Collin County Republican Party, 2008-2009
Awards:
"Taxpayer Champion", Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Navy Achievement Medal, United States Marine Corps
Combat Action Ribbon, United States Marine Corps
Presidential Unit Citation, United States Marine Corps
The Navy Commendation Medal, United States Marine Corps
Favorite Book:
Charlie Wilson's War, The Reckoning, Means of Ascent, The 100, Master of the Senate, Fields of Fire, The Reckoning, (I Read It Twice)
Favorite Movie:
Red Dawn, Platoon, Gladiator
Favorite Musician:
They Rock, Rock music, Twice, Heavy Metal Motley Crue, Poison, Country music, Metallica
Favorite TV Shows:
Desperate Housewives, Official Law & Order Page
Favorite Type of Music:
They Rock, Rock music, Twice, Heavy Metal Motley Crue, Poison, Country music, Metallica
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Hunting, fishing, reading, sports, outdoor activites, family time, and yes politics