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He was one of thirty-five Republicans to vote for the Partisan Hack resolution calling for an Investigation on Capital Hill.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll154.xml</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/19/35-house-republicans-vote-for-bill-to-establish-january-6-commission/</ref>.
He was one of thirty-five Republicans to vote for the Partisan Hack resolution calling for an Investigation on Capital Hill.<ref>https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll154.xml</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/19/35-house-republicans-vote-for-bill-to-establish-january-6-commission/</ref>.
On March 2, 2022, Taylor announced that he was leaving his reelection bid though he finished first the previous day with 49 percent of the primary vote. The second-placed candidate, Keith Self, a former Collin County Judge<ref>In Texas, the County Judge more resembles the mayor of a city; only in very small counties does the officeholder actually perform judicial functions.</ref>, will hence be the Republican nominee in the November 8 general election.<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/03/01/rep-van-taylor-fights-to-overcome-trump-snub-and-other-texas-gop-congressional-primaries-to-watch/]</ref> This turn of events can be attributed to the revelation of an extramarital affair between Taylor and “ISIS bride” Tania Joya just days before the election.[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/28/exclusive-isis-bride-says-texas-congressman-van-taylor-paid-her-to-keep-quiet-about-affair/]
On March 2, 2022, Taylor announced that he was leaving his reelection bid though he finished first the previous day with 49 percent of the primary vote. The second-placed candidate, Keith Self, a former Collin County Judge<ref>In Texas, the County Judge more resembles the mayor of a city; only in very small counties does the officeholder actually perform judicial functions.</ref>, will hence be the Republican nominee in the November 8 general election.<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/03/01/rep-van-taylor-fights-to-overcome-trump-snub-and-other-texas-gop-congressional-primaries-to-watch/]</ref> This turn of events can be attributed to the revelation of an extramarital affair between Taylor and “ISIS bride” Tania Joya just days before the election.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/28/exclusive-isis-bride-says-texas-congressman-van-taylor-paid-her-to-keep-quiet-about-affair/]</ref>
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