Van Taylor

Van Taylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded bySam Johnson
Succeeded byKeith Self
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 13, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byKen Paxton
Succeeded byAngela Paxton
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 66th district
In office
April 20, 2010 – January 13, 2015
Preceded byBrian McCall
Succeeded byMatt Shaheen
Personal details
Born
Nicholas Van Campen Taylor

(1972-08-01) August 1, 1972 (age 52)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Anne Coolidge
(m. 2004; div. 2024)
Children3
EducationHarvard University (BA, MBA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
RankMajor
Battles/warsIraq War

Nicholas Van Campen Taylor (born August 1, 1972), known as Van Taylor,[1] is an American businessman and Republican politician from Plano, Texas. He was the U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district from 2019 to 2023, and was first elected in 2018.

The district included much of Collin County, a suburban county north of Dallas. A veteran of the Iraq War, he represented the 8th district in the Texas Senate from 2015 to 2019. He also previously served in the Texas House of Representatives for the 66th district in southwestern Collin County. On March 2, 2022, Taylor admitted to an extramarital affair and announced that he would suspend his reelection campaign and retire at the end of the 117th Congress.

  1. ^ Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997.