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Written by:
Mark Lavergne
12/3/2009 9:39 AM
His name is
Van Taylor, and he is an Iraq War veteran who served as a U.S. Marine Captain captain, a businessman and a seventh-generation Texan. The announcement released yesterday describes him thus:
A pro-life conservative and Lifetime member of the NRA, Van received the endorsement of the National Right to Life Coalition, the Texas State Rifle Association, and numerous conservative organizations. Taylor has a long history of serving the Republican Party, including attending national conventions, serving as a delegate to Texas Republican State conventions, volunteering on Republican campaigns across Texas and providing financial support to Republican candidates. In Plano, he is a Republican Precinct Chairman and serves on the Collin County Republican Party Executive Committee. Taylor also serves as the state chairman for the National Defense Committee as well as a state Vice Captain for Vets for Freedom.
Said he:
Throughout my life, I have fought for our freedoms and founding principles. Whether in Iraq or here at home in Texas, my life has been a series of missions dedicated to defending our conservative values and beliefs.
As the rest of America lurches toward liberalism, Texas needs leaders with the courage to provide conservative solutions to the challenges facing our state, and that’s why I have decided to run for state representative. In these challenging economic times, we need business leaders who understand that jobs and opportunity come from the private sector – not government.
Already declared for the seat is Republican
Mabrie Jackson, a former Plano City Councilwoman who resigned shortly after Rep.
Brian McCall (R-Plano) announced he would not be running again. She also described herself as pro-life and conservative.