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FAX: 803.734.2925
District: 803.270.2012
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Representative
South Carolina House of Representatives
Room 416-B Blatt Building 1105 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
District Office:
PO Box 2646
Aiken, SC 29802
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| Elected: 2010 Next Election: 2024 | | Spouse: Donna J. DOB: 7/16/1946 |
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BioPersonal Information
Full-time Legislator, Retired Media Consultant
Residing in Aiken County
Born July 16, 1946 in Aurora, Illinois
Son of the late Harold and the late Pearl Taylor
Attended Bradley University; Journalism
November 2, 1970 married Donna J., 2 children, Kasey Taylor Lenz and William Ryan Taylor
Chairman, Higher Education Sub-Committee (House Education & Public Works Committee), 2015-2020
1st Vice Chairman, House Education and Public Works Committee, 2013-14
Member, House Legislative Oversight Committee, 2015-2020
Member, Tax Review Ad Hoc Committee, 2016-2017
Member, House Tax Reform Committee, 2017-Present
Member, Majority Caucus Tax Reform Committee, 2011-13
Majority Caucus Whip, 2013-16
Television News Director/Anchor/Reporter, 1965-76
President, Illinois News Broadcasters Association, 1974
Television News Consultant, 1976-2007
Co-founder and CEO of media research and consulting firms based in Dallas, Los Angeles, and London, 1978-07
Consultant to President George H.W. Bush's "Points of Light" initiative, 1991-92
Named "Fifth Estater" Broadcast and Cable Magazine, 1998
Founder and Commander, Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Rockford, Illinois, 1968-70
American Red Cross, Aiken County Chapter; Board Member, 2007-2016, Chairman, 2009-10, Vice Chairman, 2010-12
Aiken Salvation Army, Advisory Board Member, 2013-Present
Aiken Symphony Orchestra, Board Member, 2016-present
32 Degree Mason and Shriner
Rotary Club of Aiken, 2009-2020
Member, Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce 'Business Advocate Award'- 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
SC-BIPEC 'Champion of Free Enterprise'- 2012
Palmetto Family Alliance 'A' Rating- 2012 & 2017
NRA 'A' Rating- 2012, 2014, 2016
NRA 'A+' Rating 2018, 2020
Convention of States "Abraham Lincoln Leadership Award"- 2018
ABATE's Community Leader Award- 2019
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