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District 86 (Aiken County)

Republican - Aiken

Columbia Address

416B Blatt Bldg.
Columbia, 29201

Business Phone: (803) 212-6923

Home Address

P.O. Box 2646
Aiken, 29802

Business Phone: (803) 270-2012

Committee Assignments

• Education and Public Works, 1st V.C.

Sponsored Bills

Primary Sponsor:  Yes   No
Search Session: 2013-2014 (120)2011-2012 (119)

Voting Record

Search Session: 2013-2014 (120) 2011-2012 (119)

Service In Public Office

• House of Representatives, 2011 - Present

Personal Information

• Retired Media Consultant
• Residing at 308 Summer Wind Court, Aiken
• Born July 16, 1946 in Aurora, Illinois
• Son of the late Harold and the late Pearl Taylor
• Attended Bradley University
• November 2, 1970 married Donna J., 2 children, Kasey and William Ryan
• 1st Vice Chairman, House Education and Public Works Committee
• Member, Majority Caucus Tax Reform Committee, 2011-12, 2012-13
• Majority Caucus Whip, 2013-14
• Television News Director/Anchor/Reporter, 1965-76
• President, Illinois News Broadcasters Association, 1974
• Founder and Commander, Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Rockford, Illinois, 1968-70
• Television News Consultant, 1976-78
• 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 “Point of Light” initiative, 1991-92
• Named “Fifth Estater”, Broadcast and Cable Magazine, 1998
• American Red Cross, Aiken County Chapter, Chairman, 2009-10, Vice Chairman, 2010-12, board member 2012-
• 32 Degree Mason and Shriner
• Member, Rotary Club, Aiken
• Member, Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken
• South Carolina Chamber of Commerce 'Business Advocate Award': 2011, 2012
• SC-BIPEC 'Champion of Free Enterprise': 2012
• Palmetto Family Alliance 'A' Rating: 2012
• NRA 'A' Rating: 2012