Van Taylor

Van Taylor
Texas State House, District 66
Incumbent
In office
2010 - Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$7,200/year
Per diem	$150/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Appointed	April 2010
Term limits	N/A
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Van Taylor is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. He was appointed in April 2010 to fill the remainder of Brian McCall's term representing District 66.

Taylor defeated Mabrie Jackson in the GOP primary runoff held April 13, and both had filed for a May 8 special election to fill McCall's unexpired term. After Taylor won the runoff, however, Jackson withdrew and Taylor was declared the winner.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Taylor served on the following committees:

Texas Committee Assignments, 2013
• Government Efficiency & Reform
• Insurance

2011-2012

Taylor served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Texas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Defense & Veterans' Affairs
• Human Services

Elections

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Taylor ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 66. Taylor ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Taylor won re-election in District 66 in 2010. He defeated Mabrie Jackson in the April 13 Republican primary runoff and was subsequently appointed state representative to serve the remainder of Brian McCall's term after Jackson withdrew from the May 8 special election. Taylor defeated independent Eric Roberson in the November 2 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 66 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Van Taylor (R)		25,279	100%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Taylor received $1,218,277 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Texas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Van Taylor's campaign in 2010
Taylor, Van	$950,000
Empower Texans PAC	$12,799
Taylor, Nicholas	$10,000
Texans For Lawsuit Reform	$10,000
Ryan & Co	$7,500
Total Raised in 2010	$1,218,277

Scorecards

Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index

Empower Texans produces the Fiscal Responsibility Index as "a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues." The index uses "exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators' governing philosophy." Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.

2011

Van Taylor received a grade of A on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.

• 2011 Taxpayer Champion. Taylor was named a "2011 Taxpayer Champion," which is "the top award presented by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility to legislators based on their rating on the most recent Fiscal Responsibility Index."

External links

Suggest a link

• Van Taylor's campaign website
• Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Taylor
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Texas State Directory Profile
• Texas Political Almanac HD 66 page
• Texas Tribune profile & bio
• State Surge profile
• Van Taylor on Facebook
• Van Taylor on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by Brian McCall	Texas House Of Representatives District 66 April 20, 2010-present	Succeeded by NA