Larry Taylor (born June 25, 1960) is a former

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member of the

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. He was a member of the

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from District 24 in

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from 2003 to 2012.

Early life, education, and career

Born and raised in Friendswood and a graduate of

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. He then went on an attended to

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, where he received a BBA in Business Administration in 1982. Since then he has helped managed and own his fathers insurance company in Friendswood. In 2011, Taylor caused a controversy when he told the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to be fair to policy holders and not "nitpick or Jew them down". He subsequently apologized for the slur, but was criticized by Democratic

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Lon Burnam. Taylor became chairman of the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute in February 2015.

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Campaign website

State legislative page
1960 births Living people Republican Party Texas state senators Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Baylor University alumni People from Galveston, Texas People from Friendswood, Texas {{Texas-politician-stub