Larry Taylor

"Senator Larry Taylor is a lifelong Texan and Baylor University graduate\ \ raised in Friendswood. He and his wife Kerri have three adult children and two\ \ grandchildren. Senator Taylor owns Truman Taylor Insurance Agency in Friendswood,\ \ an independent agency started by his father more than 50 years ago. The agency\ \ merged with Galveston Insurance Associates in late 2017.\r \r Before his election\ \ to the Senate in 2012, Senator Taylor served five terms in the House of Representatives.\ \ Currently, Senator Taylor serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education\ \ and as a member of the following committees: Higher Education, Water and Rural\ \ Affairs, and the budget writing Finance committee. \r \r In 2017, Senator Taylor\ \ was appointed to the Texas Commission on Public School Finance, which explored\ \ ways to update and improve how Texas funds its schools. He also Co-Chairs the\ \ Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System, which aims to identify\ \ methods of storm protection along the Texas Gulf Coast, and has served as a member\ \ of the Legislative Budget Board, a permanent joint committee responsible for developing\ \ budget and policy recommendations for legislative appropriations.\r \r After the\ \ 2017 legislative session, Senator Taylor was named a Pro Life Hero by Texas Right\ \ to Life, a Fighter for Free Enterprise by the Texas Association of Business, and\ \ an Effective Conservative by the Conservative Roundtable of Texas. He earned a\ \ strong pro taxpayer record with Empower Texans and a 100% voting record with the\ \ National Federation of Independent Business. In late 2017, Senator Taylor served\ \ on the legislative host committee for the Texas War Memorial, which was built\ \ on Capitol grounds after the passage of HCR 70 in 2015, which he sponsored. \r\ \ \r Senator Taylor is the recipient of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership's\ \ 2017 Quasar Award, which recognizes an outstanding leader who demonstrates a strong\ \ and continual effort to support the business foundations of the greater Bay Area\ \ Houston communities. He serves on the board of Hope Village, a residential and\ \ day program for people with developmental disabilities and as the Director and\ \ Chairman of the Board for Houston based Texan Bank. He is also the President of\ \ the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute.\r \r Senator Taylor represents\ \ Senate District 11, comprised of portions of Brazoria, Galveston, and Harris Counties."