| − | '''Nicholas Van Campen Taylor''', known as '''Van Taylor''' (born August 1, 1972), is a [[RINO]] congressman representing the Texas 3rd congressional district, who was one of the few Republicans who voted for [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s [[1/6 Select Committee]] to engage in a witch-hunt against [[Trump]], his family, and his supporters. Van Taylor is opposed by many [[conservative]] groups for reelection, including the leader of US Inventor (for refusing to support small inventors' patent rights) and vaccine choice groups (for refusing to oppose mandates). His district, which is north of [[Dallas]], is more conservative than he is and was made even more conservative by the redistricting in 2022.</sup> | + | '''Nicholas Van Campen Taylor''', known as '''Van Taylor''' (born August 1, 1972), is a [[RINO]] congressman representing the Texas 3rd congressional district, who was one of only 35 [[liberal]] [[Republican]]s who voted for [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s [[1/6 Select Committee]] to engage in a witch-hunt against [[Trump]], his family, and his supporters. Van Taylor is opposed by many [[conservative]] groups for reelection, including the leader of US Inventor (for refusing to support small inventors' patent rights) and vaccine choice groups (for refusing to oppose mandates). His district, which is north of [[Dallas]], is more conservative than he is and was made even more conservative by the redistricting in 2022.</sup> |
| | Since 2015, Taylor has been a state senator in the heavily Republican District 8. He succeeded Sam Johnson, the retiring Republican congressman, on January 3, 2019. In the November 6, 2018, general election, Van Taylor 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 succeeded Sam Johnson, the retiring Republican congressman, on January 3, 2019. In the November 6, 2018, general election, Van Taylor 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 |