Full Name:
Larry Taylor
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kerri; 3 Children: Trudy, Carly, Jake
Birth Date:
06/25/1960
Birth Place:
Galveston County, TX
Home City:
Friendswood, TX
Religion:
Christian
BBA, Business Administration, Baylor University, 1982
Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Friendswood
Member, Friendswood City Council
Senator, Texas State Senate, District 11, 2012-2023
Candidate, Texas State Senate, District 11, 2020
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, 2002-2012
Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 110, 2012
Former Member, Business and Commerce Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate
Former Chair, Economic Development Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Elections Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Organization Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Water and Rural Affairs Committee, Texas State Senate
Owner, Truman Taylor Insurance Agency, Incorporated, present
Director/Chair, Board for Houston based Texan Bank
Member, Board of Hope Village
Member, Board of Trustees, Hope Foundation
Former President, Friendswood Chamber of Commerce
Former President, Friendswood Rotary Club
Chair, Galveston County Republican Party of Friendswood
Co-Chair, Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
Member, Texas Commission on Public School Finance
President, Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute
Awards:
Taxpayer Advocate, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Champion of Free Enterprise, Texas Association of Business
Courageous Conservative, Texas Conservative Coalition
2011 Citizen of the Year, Galveston Daily News
Texas Legislative Champion, Sealy and Smith Foundation
Names of Grandchildren:
One Grandchild