A seventh generation Texan, Van Taylor is a family man, businessman, and decorated Iraq War Veteran. Growing up, Van earned his Eagle Scout from the future President George Bush.

On 9-11 Van swore to always serve and make a difference.

Van deployed to Iraq where he fought with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company. For his service in Iraq, the Marine Corps awarded Captain Taylor the Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, and the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” for valor.

Van and his wife, Anne, married after his return from Iraq and are the proud parents of three young girls: Laura, Helen, and Susie.

From April 2010 to January 2015, Van Taylor represented District 66 in the Texas House of Representatives. From January 13, 2015 – January 3, 2019, Taylor served as a Member of the Texas Senate, representing the Eighth Senate District of Texas. On January 3, 2019, Van Taylor was sworn in as a Member of the United States Congress, representing Texas Third Congressional District.

Congressman Van Taylor is proud to serve on two influential House Committees in the 116th Congress: the Committee on Homeland Security, specifically, the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation (CIPI) and the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability (OMA) and the House Committee on Education, where he serves on the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education and the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Today, Van, his wife, and their three daughters reside in Plano near the land Van’s great-grandfather farmed during the Great Depression.

Chuck Konzelman and partner Cary Solomon have 15 years of experience in the mainstream entertainment industry. Together, they have worked with Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony-Columbia and 20th Century Fox; with producers Joel Silver, John Davis, Stan Lee (Marvel) and Crusader Entertainment; and with talent such as Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone. They have sold original-concept TV pilots to CBS, ABC and Fox; New Line Television, Touchstone and Peace Arch; and cable projects to TNT and HBO. Responding to a call from the Lord, they left the secular entertainment field in 2008. Since then, their filmed projects have included WHAT IF, THE BOOK OF DANIEL, DO YOU BELIEVE, GOD’S NOT DEAD and GOD’S NOT DEAD 2. Chuck is a graduate of Notre Dame and the first person in the history of the institution unable to conduct a conversation about sports.

Cary Solomon has 15 years of experience in the mainstream entertainment industry. He has worked with Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony-Columbia and 20th Century Fox; with producers Joel Silver, John Davis, Stan Lee (Marvel) and Crusader Entertainment; and with talent such as Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone. He has sold original-concept TV pilots to CBS, ABC and Fox; New Line Television, Touchstone and Peace Arch; and cable projects to TNT and HBO. Responding to a call from the Lord, he left the secular entertainment field in 2008. Since then, his filmed projects have included WHAT IF, THE BOOK OF DANIEL, DO YOU BELIEVE, GOD’S NOT DEAD and GOD’S NOT DEAD 2. Cary grew up in Brooklyn and is a graduate of the school of hard knocks.

Dr. Albert L. Reyes is the sixth President and CEO of Buckner International, a faith-based nonprofit ministry dedicated to transforming the lives of orphans, vulnerable children, families and senior adults in the United States and internationally. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) and the National Hispanic Leadership Conference (NHCLC).

Dr. Reyes previously served as president of Buckner Children and Family Services. Prior to his tenure at Buckner, Dr. Reyes was president of Baptist University of the Ameìricas in San Antonio. He also has served as pastor of three churches and as a manager for Sprint’s National Customer Service Call Center. Dr. Reyes and his wife, Belinda, have three children. They are members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas.