| − | '''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 the [[U.S. Representative]]-elect for the [[Texas]] 3rd Congressional District seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]], a district covering primarily Collin County just north of Dallas. In the November 6, 2018, general election, he defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Lorie Burch, 168,775 (54.3 percent) to 137,547 (44.2 percent). | + | '''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 the [[U.S. Representative]]-elect for the [[Texas]] 3rd Congressional District seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]], a district covering primarily Collin County just north of Dallas. In the November 6, 2018, general election, he defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Lorie Burch, 168,775 (54.3 percent) to 137,547 (44.2 percent). He resides in [[Plano]] in Collin County. |
| | Since 2015, Taylor has been a state senator in the heavily Republican District 8. He succeeds Sam Johnson, the retiring Republican congressman, on January 3, 2019. | | Since 2015, Taylor has been a state senator in the heavily Republican District 8. He succeeds Sam Johnson, the retiring Republican congressman, on January 3, 2019. |