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{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Nicolas Van Campen Taylor

| name=Nicolas Van Campen Taylor

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| office=[[Texas]] State Senator for District 8 ([[Plano]])

office=[[Texas]] State Senator for District 8 ([[Plano]])

| term_start= January 13, 2015

| term_start= January 13, 2015

| term_=January 2019 (pending)

| term_=January 2019 (pending)

| preceded=[[Ken Paxton]]

| preceded=[[Ken Paxton]]

| succeeded=Pending [[general election]] between Angela Paxton]] (R) and  

| succeeded=Pending [[general election]] between [[Angela Paxton]] (R) and Mark Pharis (D)

| office2=Texas State Representative for District 66

| office2=Texas State Representative for District 66

| term_start2=April 20, 2018

| term_start2=April 20, 2018

| residence=Plano, Texas

| residence=Plano, Texas

| occupation=[[Business]]man

| occupation=[[Business]]man

Major in United States Marine Corps Reserve and veteran of the [[Iraq War]]

Major in [[United States Marine Corps]] Reserve and veteran of the [[Iraq War]]

| religion=

| religion=[[Episcopalian]]

}}

}}

'''Nicholas Van Campen Taylor''', known as '''Van Taylor''' (born August 1, 1972), is an [[Iraq War]] veteran and [[Texas]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[business]]man who is party's nominee for the [[Texas]] District 3 seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the November 6 general election. Taylor, currently a member of the Texas State Senate, is seeking to succeed fellow Republican Sam Johnson, who is retiring from the seat. Distrioct 3 is heavily Republican in orientation.

'''Nicholas Van Campen Taylor''', known as '''Van Taylor''' (born August 1, 1972), is an [[Iraq War]] veteran and [[Texas]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[business]]man who is party's nominee for the [[Texas]] District 3 seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the November 6 general election. Since 2015, Taylor has been a state senator in the heavily Republican District 8. He now seeks to succeed fellow Republican Sam Johnson, who is retiring from congressional seat. From 2011 to 2015, he represented District 66 in the Texas House of Representatives.

In 2006, Taylor unsuccessfully challenged the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Chet Edwards, a [[Texas A&M University]] graduate, for Texas' 17th Congressional District. Edwards was later unseated in 2010 by the Republican [[Bill Flores]].

In 2006, Taylor unsuccessfully challenged the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Chet Edwards, a [[Texas A&M University]] graduate, for Texas' 17th congressional district. Edwards was subsequently unseated in 2010 by the Republican [[Bill Flores]].

In [[Iraq]], Taylor was a [[United States Marine Corps]] platoon leader.

In [[Iraq]], Taylor was a [[United States Marine Corps]] platoon leader.

[[Category:Conservatives]]

[[Category:Conservatives]]

[[Category:Pro-life]]

[[Category:Pro-life]]