| Larry Taylor | |
| Office: | Majority Leader of the Texas Senate |
| Term Start: | January 12, 2021 |
| Term End: | January 25, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Paul Bettencourt |
| Successor: | Angela Paxton |
| State Senate1: | Texas |
| District1: | 11th |
| Term Start1: | January 8, 2013 |
| Term End1: | January 10, 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Mike Jackson |
| Successor1: | Mayes Middleton |
| State House2: | Texas |
| District2: | 24th |
| Term Start2: | January 14, 2003 |
| Term End2: | January 8, 2013 |
| Predecessor2: | Craig Eiland |
| Successor2: | Greg Bonnen |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Friendswood, Texas, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Pam Taylor |
| Children: | 3 |
| Education: | Baylor University (BBA) |
Larry Taylor (born June 25, 1960)[1] is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate.[2] He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 24 in Galveston County from 2003 to 2012.
Born and raised in Friendswood and a graduate of Friendswood High School. He then went on an attended to Baylor University, where he received a BBA in Business Administration in 1982. Since then he has helped managed and own his fathers insurance company in Friendswood.[3]
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 state representative Lon Burnam.[4]
Taylor became chairman of the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute in February 2015.[5]
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