Bill Taylor (South Carolina politician)
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Bill Taylor | |
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 86th district | |
| Assumed office November 8, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | James Stewart Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bill Taylor July 16, 1946 Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Donna Taylor |
| Children | Kasey Taylor Lenz, Ryan Taylor |
| Education | Bradley University (B.J.) |
Bill Taylor (born July 16, 1946) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 86th District, serving since November 8, 2010. He is a member of the Republican party.[1] The 86th district covers nearly two-thirds of Aiken County, South Carolina consists of a population more than 42,000.[2] He also represents portions of Lexington County. Taylor currently is a member of the House Ways & Means Committee. He is also a member of the House Regulations & Artificial Intelligence Committee, Previously, he served for a decade on the House Education and Public Works Committee, and six years on the Legislative Oversight Committee.[3] He also served on the House Labor, Comerece & Industry Committee for one term.
Bill Taylor worked in the field of journalism for more than four decades. From 1965 to 1976, Taylor's job varied from being a reporter, news presenter, and news director, in which he would also serve as President of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association, in 1974.[4] Bill would proceed to work as a news consultant for more than 3 decades, in which he would also be the founder and CEO of a media research and consulting firm based in Dallas, Los Angeles, and London, from 1978 to 2007.[5] Most notably, prior to his career in the South Carolina House of Representatives, Bill Taylor would become a consultant to George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1992, advising the White House on the Points of Light initiative.[6]
