Bill Taylor's Biography
- State House (SC) - District 86, Republican
Contact Information
Office
416B Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Post Office Box 2646
Aiken, SC 29802
Full Name:
Bill Taylor
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Donna; 2 Children: Kasey, Ryan
Birth Date:
07/16/1946
Birth Place:
Aurora, IL
Home City:
Aiken, SC
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Journalism, Bradley University
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 86, 2010-present
Candidate, South Carolina House of Representatives, District 86, 2024
Majority Caucus Whip, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2013-2014
Member, Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education
Member, Regulations, Administrative Procedures, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence
Chair, Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources
Member, Subcommittee on Sales & Use Tax and Income Tax
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Former Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Competency Based Education and Education Reform, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former First Vice Chair, Education and Public Works Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Healthcare and Regulatory Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Oversight Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Healthcare, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Consultant, President George H.W. Bushs Point of Light Initiative, 1991-1992
Member, Aiken Symphony Orchestra Board, 2016-present
Member, Aiken Salvation Army Advisory Board, 2013-present
Member, Aiken Rotary Club
Member, Freemasons, 32 Degree
Member, Millbrook Baptist Church
Member, National Rifle Association
Member/Vice Chair/Chair, American Red Cross, Aiken County Chapter Board, 2007-2016
President, Illinois News Broadcasters Association, 1974
Founder/Commander, Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Rockford, Illinois, 1968-1970
Awards:
Named "Fifth Estater," Broadcast and Cable Magazine, 1998;
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce 'Business Advocate Award': 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016;
SC-BIPEC 'Champion of Free Enterprise': 2012;
Abraham Lincoln Leadership Award, Convention of States, 2018;
Community Leader Award, A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments (ABATE), 2019;