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Mary Taylor (Ohio)

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Mary Taylor
Image of Mary Taylor
Prior offices
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio Auditor of State

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 8, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Akron

Graduate

University of Akron

Personal
Profession
Accountant

Mary Taylor (b. March 7, 1966, in Green, Ohio) was the 65th Ohio lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, she was first elected in 2010 on a ticket with John Kasich and assumed office on January 10, 2011.[1] Taylor won re-election in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2][3]

Upon being sworn in as lieutenant governor, Kasich also appointed Taylor to jointly serve as the Ohio insurance director and lead CSI Ohio, the Common Sense Initiative, designed to address the state's business regulation policies. Taylor resigned her post as insurance director on March 31, 2017, to focus on her role as lieutenant governor and to prepare for her gubernatorial campaign in 2018.[4]

Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, Taylor served as Ohio state auditor from 2007 to 2011 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2003 to 2006. She began her career in politics in 2001 when she was elected to the Green City Council.[5]

Taylor was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Ohio. She was one of 66 delegates from Ohio pledged to support John Kasich at the convention.

Biography

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Taylor began her career in 1990 with Deloitte and Touche. She then joined the Akron firm of Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Company in 1994, where she served as director of the firm's tax department and senior manager of the employee benefits practice.[1]

Education

  • B.S., in accounting, University of Akron
  • M.A., in taxation, University of Akron[6]

Political career

Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (2011-2019)

Taylor was the 65th lieutenant governor of Ohio. She was first elected in 2010 on the Republican ticket with John Kasich, the governor of Ohio. She assumed office on January 10, 2011.[1] She served until January 2019.

Issues

Presidential preference

2016

Mary Taylor endorsed John Kasich in the 2016 presidential election.

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Mary Taylor endorsed Mitt Romney (R) in the 2012 presidential election.[7]

Ohio Insurance Director (2011-2017)

At the time she took office as lieutenant governor, Taylor also assumed the role of Ohio director of insurance. She resigned as director of insurance on March 31, 2017, to focus on her role as lieutenant governor and to prepare for her 2018 gubernatorial campaign.[4]

Ohio State Auditor (2007-2011)

Taylor served as Ohio state auditor from 2007 to 2011.[1][5]

Ohio House of Representatives (2003-2006)

Taylor was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2003 to 2006.[1][5]

Elections

2018

See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (May 8 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Ohio on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Michael DeWine
Richard Michael DeWine (R)
 
50.4
 
2,231,917
Image of Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray (D)
 
46.7
 
2,067,847
Image of Travis Irvine
Travis Irvine (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
79,985
Image of Constance Gadell-Newton
Constance Gadell-Newton (G)
 
1.1
 
49,475
Image of Renea Turner
Renea Turner (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
185
Image of Richard Duncan
Richard Duncan (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
132
Rebecca Ayres (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
41

Total votes: 4,429,582
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
 
62.2
 
428,159
Image of Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
 
23.0
 
158,284
Image of Joseph Schiavoni
Joseph Schiavoni
 
9.2
 
63,131
Image of William O'Neill
William O'Neill
 
3.3
 
22,667
Paul Ray
 
1.4
 
9,536
Larry Ealy
 
1.0
 
7,011

Total votes: 688,788
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Ohio

Richard Michael DeWine defeated Mary Taylor in the Republican primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Michael DeWine
Richard Michael DeWine
 
59.8
 
499,639
Image of Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor
 
40.2
 
335,328

Total votes: 834,967
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Green primary election

Green primary for Governor of Ohio

Constance Gadell-Newton advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Constance Gadell-Newton
Constance Gadell-Newton
 
100.0
 
3,031

Total votes: 3,031
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Polls

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Ohio Governor 2018, Republican primary
Poll Mike DeWine Mary TaylorUndecided/OtherMargin of errorSample size
Remington Research Group for Taylor
(April 10, 2018)
42%32%26%+/-3.11,064
SurveyUSA
(March 16-20, 2018)
50%18%31%+/-5.8541
Fallon Research
(January 16-19, 2018)
54%14%32%+/-3.5801
AVERAGES 48.67% 21.33% 29.67% +/-4.13 802
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign advertisements

Support
"'76 Mary Taylor for Governor" - Taylor campaign ad, released March 8, 2018


Oppose
"DeWine Promises Final" - DeWine campaign ad, released April 18, 2018


Endorsements

2014

See also: Ohio Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Taylor ran for re-election to the office of Ohio lieutenant governor. Taylor won the Republican nomination in the unopposed primary on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

General election
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kasich/Mary Taylor Incumbent 63.6% 1,944,848
     Democratic Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt 33% 1,009,359
     Green Anita Rios/Bob Fitrakis 3.3% 101,706
Total Votes 3,055,913
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

2010

See also: Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010 and Lieutenant Governor elections, 2010
Governor/Lt. Governor of Ohio, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kasich/Mary Taylor 49% 1,889,186
     Democratic Ted Strickland/Yvette McGee Brown Incumbent 47% 1,812,059
     Libertarian Ken Matesz/Margaret Ann Leech 2.4% 92,116
     Green Dennis Spisak/Anita Rios 1.5% 58,475
     Write-In David Sargent 0% 633
Total Votes 3,852,469
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

2006

On November 7, 2006, Mary Taylor won election to the office of Ohio auditor of state. She defeated Barbara Sykes (D) in the general election.

Ohio auditor of state, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMary Taylor 50.6% 1,940,665
     Democratic Barbara Sykes 49.4% 1,891,874
Total Votes 3,832,539
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State.

Campaign themes

2018

A health care plan designed by Ohio for Ohioans
Obamacare has been a disaster for the people of Ohio and across the country, increasing the cost of health insurance, undermining the competitive insurance marketplace Ohio cultivated for decades, hurting job creation, mandating coverage but reducing insurance options, and creating a dependency on an unsustainable expectation of government-run coverage. As Insurance Director, Mary Taylor led the charge against Obamacare and an Ohio-based exchange. As Governor, she will advocate for the repeal of Obamacare and flexibility for states, and will implement in Ohio an approach that is fiscally sustainable and prioritizes access to care for the working poor, those with preexisting conditions, job creators, and those battling mental illness and addiction. Bringing Innovation to Health Care Policy
Current discussions about health care focus on health insurance, rather than health care. As long as we look at health care through the same old lens, we will be stuck with the same old problems. But if we challenge the status quo and focus on how to actually provide care to the people who need it, opportunities for innovation and patient-centered approaches can be added to the discussion. Mary Taylor will advance a system of direct access to primary care for routine care and preventative services that can be provided outside of the health insurance system. This transformative approach is more economical and more patient-focused, and utilizes insurance for emergency and high-cost care. Crafting a Plan That Works for Ohioans
What works in California, Illinois, or Alabama does not necessarily work in Ohio. Mary Taylor will, as she has done for more than six years, advocate for the repeal of Obamacare and for Congress to provide governors flexibility to craft solutions for their states’ needs. Using the expertise she gained as Insurance Commissioner, she will craft a plan that addresses Ohio’s specific health care needs while ensuring that the state is still able to fund priorities such as education, public safety, and infrastructure. Through direct primary care, expanding health savings accounts for Ohioans working multiple jobs, and protecting those with preexisting conditions, the Taylor plan focuses on the unique needs of Ohio’s citizens and small employers. Using Medicaid as the Safety Net it Was Designed For
Medicaid was originally enacted to serve the impoverished who are unable to work due to age, disability, or family responsibilities. Since then, coverage has expanded to include able-bodied adults. The Medicaid expansion created by Obamacare is unsustainable and crowds out other state priorities, and Mary Taylor will end it. Medicaid will serve the people who need it, and Taylor will promote lower-cost solutions to provide health care while incentivizing work and ensuring opportunities for longer-term success for those who are able. Giving Flexibility to Small Businesses
Small businesses should be allowed to contribute to their employees’ health care in a meaningful way, without having to shoulder the entire burden as they do in today’s “all or nothing” market. Taylor will demand that Congress allow small employers to contribute what they can, without triggering all the laws that come with providing a group plan.

Battling Ohio's Addiction Epidemic
The number of fatalities from drug overdoses in Ohio is staggering – more than 4,000 of our fellow Ohioans last year. This is a crisis for the entire nation and Ohio is the epicenter. As Governor, Mary Taylor will build on the efforts that have been established to focus on prevention and reducing the supply of drugs. Her administration will facilitate the building of an infrastructure – by spurring private sector investment and utilizing market-based health care principles – that saves lives and provides Ohio’s addicted population access to treatment and recovery health care services.

Note: Opioid addiction is the most pressing problem today and therefore the focus of this proposal, but the initiatives of the Taylor Administration will address addiction in whatever form it takes.

Further Change the culture around prescribing opioids
Most people who end up addicted to opioids got started with a legal prescription. This is appalling but changeable for the future. Taylor will continue Ohio’s dramatic efforts to reform prescribing standards and will lead by example within the state’s health systems, emphasizing non-opioid alternatives to treating pain. As addiction services become more integrated into the health care system, Taylor will drive education about addiction into baseline and continuing education curriculum for health care professionals in Ohio.

Jump starting a private sector treatment system
As Governor, Mary Taylor will propose and lead a ten-year, up to $1 billion bond initiative to incentivize the private sector to create a robust, effective, and innovative treatment infrastructure in Ohio by funding capital and start-up costs as well as research into relevant new medical advances. She will drive integration of addiction services into the market-based health care system that she will bring to Ohio. And she will work with President Trump on a Medicaid waiver, or other flexibility to states, to allow for a true safety-net approach of direct financing of treatment facilities that provide care to all patients, regardless of coverage.

Coordinating efforts and supporting law enforcement to keep drugs off the streets
Mary Taylor will leverage the relationships she has established with the Trump Administration as well as the leaders of the Great Lakes states and provinces to develop a collaborative approach to stopping illegal drugs at our borders; to collecting, sharing, and utilizing data; and to taking drug dealers and distributors off the streets. She will also fund new narcotics officers and other resources to level the playing field for law enforcement.

Raising awareness and addressing mental health challenges
Knowing that the stigma associated with addiction has undermined prevention efforts, Taylor will build on the successful Start Talking! initiative and use her own story to raise awareness. In addition, her Mental Health director will convene the leading minds on mental health to identify real, actionable ways to intervene when a person demonstrates mental health symptoms that can be indicators of future addiction risk, and to address the trauma of the generation of children being born to today’s addicts.

Mary's Tax Plan
In the time that Mary Taylor has been Lt. Governor, taxes have been reduced by $5 billion, the largest tax cut in the country. Income taxes have been virtually eliminated for small businesses and the burdensome estate tax has been entirely eliminated. Still, individuals and businesses throughout the state struggle to understand and comply with Ohio’s tax system.

Reduce the Income Tax Form to the Size of a Postcard
The 1972 individual income tax return was the size of a postcard, and the instructions were 18 pages long. The 2016 individual income tax return was 11 full-size pages, with 60 pages of instructions. Simplicity equals compliance, and it should be as easy as possible for people to pay taxes. Returning to the simplicity of 1972’s tax forms will reduce the cost of compliance for Ohio taxpayers and reduce the state’s cost to administer the tax.

Letting Ohioans Keep their Money by Fixing Ohio's Withholding Tables
Today’s tax withholding tables require that employers over-withhold nearly 20% more taxes from employee wages than will ultimately be due. This forces wage earners to provide Ohio with an interest-free loan until April 15th of the following year. Mary Taylor will order the Tax Commissioner to adjust the withholding tables to better reflect the amount of tax that will actually be due, thereby allowing taxpayers to keep their money.

Not Pulling the Rug Out From Under Taxpayers
At times, audits have undermined the way a tax policy has been understood by taxpayers for years. As a result, taxpayers who have acted in good faith are often caught off guard and are forced to pay several years of back taxes, interest, and penalties – even when following well-accepted practices. The Taylor Administration will respect accepted interpretations, will use the legislative process to change tax policy, and will not retroactively apply tax policy changes. Taxpayers should never be penalized for good-faith efforts to comply.

Fighting For, Not Against, Taxpayers
Taxpayers need an independent advocate committed to helping them comply and advocating for changes to tax law, policy, and departmental decisions when taxpayers are treated unfairly. Mary Taylor will create a taxpayer advocacy office, independent of the Tax Department hierarchy, to ensure fairness to the Ohio taxpayers. [36]

—Taylor Estruth for Ohio[37]


Campaign finance summary


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Mary Taylor campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Ohio Governor/Lt. Governor*Won $21,414,148 N/A**
2010Ohio Governor/Lt. Governor*Won $18,323,036 N/A**
2006Ohio AuditorWon $1,890,360 N/A**
2004OH House of RepresentativesWon $201,927 N/A**
2002OH House of RepresentativesWon $406,218 N/A**
Grand total$42,235,689 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Taylor was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Ohio. She was pledged to John Kasich. Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 156 bound delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Ohio, 2016 and Republican delegates from Ohio, 2016

Each presidential candidate was required to submit a slate of at-large and district-level delegates to the Republican Party of Ohio. The candidate who received the most votes in the statewide primary had his or her slate of delegates elected to represent Ohio at the 2016 Republican National Convention. According to Brittany Warner, communications director for the state party, delegates from Ohio were bound on the first ballot at the national convention to support the winner of the statewide primary.[38]

Ohio primary results

See also: Presidential election in Ohio, 2016
Ohio Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Jeb Bush 0.3% 5,398 0
Ben Carson 0.7% 14,351 0
Chris Christie 0.1% 2,430 0
Ted Cruz 13.3% 264,640 0
Carly Fiorina 0.1% 2,112 0
Mike Huckabee 0.2% 4,941 0
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kasich 47% 933,886 66
Marco Rubio 2.3% 46,478 0
Rick Santorum 0.1% 1,320 0
Donald Trump 35.9% 713,404 0
Totals 1,988,960 66
Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016 and 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Ohio had 66 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 48 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 16 congressional districts). Ohio's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.[39][40]

Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. Ohio's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[39][40]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Governor.Ohio.gov, "About Lt. governor Mary Taylor," accessed September 22, 2011
  2. Cincinnati.com, "Election 2014," accessed November 4, 2014
  3. NBC News, "Decision 2014 – Ohio Governor," accessed November 4, 2014
  4. 4.0 4.1 U.S. News and World Report, "Lieutenant Governor Steps Down as Ohio Insurance Director," March 31, 2017
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cleveland.com, "Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor won't seek re-election, instead will run for lieutenant governor," January 12, 2010
  6. Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed January 30, 2013
  7. Examiner.com, "Ohio Gov., Lt. Gov. endorse Romney, but Kasich won't be with Romney in Lorain," April 19, 2012
  8. Cleveland.com, "Ted Cruz endorses Mary Taylor for Ohio governor," April 19, 2018
  9. Toledo Blade, "Mary Taylor claims endorsement of Rand Paul," April 5, 2018
  10. Twitter, "Mary Taylor," March 6, 2018
  11. Twitter, "Mary Taylor," March 5, 2018
  12. FOX 45 Now, "Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum endorses Mike DeWine for Ohio Governor," October 19, 2017
  13. Circleville Herald, "Scherer endorses DeWine at Lincoln Day Dinner," March 10, 2018
  14. 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 14.36 14.37 14.38 14.39 14.40 14.41 Mike DeWine for Governor, "More Than 60% of the Ohio House Republican Caucus Endorses Mike DeWine for Governor," February 20, 2018
  15. AP, "Ohio ex-official Blackwell backs GOP's Taylor for governor," January 23, 2018
  16. 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 The Columbus Dispatch, "Three-fourths of Ohio Senate Republicans endorse DeWine," January 18, 2018
  17. The Columbus Dispatch, "Ohio Senate president endorses DeWine for governor," January 12, 2018
  18. U.S. News, "Gov. Kasich's Backing a Mixed Blessing for GOP's Mary Taylor," July 7, 2017
  19. Mike DeWine for Governor, "Bubb endorses DeWine for governor," April 24, 2018
  20. Cleveland.com, "Former Renacci running mate backs Mike DeWine in governor's race," January 16, 2018
  21. WFMJ, "DeWine under fire for controversial endorsement," January 9, 2018
  22. The Courier, "For governor," April 26, 2018
  23. Akron Beacon Journal, "Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorial board: Ready for the governor’s office, Richard Cordray and Mike DeWine," April 21, 2018
  24. Cleveland.com, "Mike DeWine in the Republican primary for Ohio governor: endorsement editorial," April 15, 2018
  25. Ohio Restaurant Association, "News Release: ORA Endorses Mike DeWine for Governor," March 13, 2018
  26. Dayton Daily News, "Miami County GOP endorses Taylor for Ohio governor," March 11, 2018
  27. Mike DeWine for Governor, "Ohio Value Voters Endorses Mike DeWine for Governor," February 16, 2018
  28. Life News, "Ohio Pro-Life Group Endorses Pro-Life Candidate Mike DeWine for Governor," February 12, 2018
  29. Cleveland.com, "Ohio Republican Party endorses Mike DeWine for governor, Jim Renacci for U.S. Senate," February 9, 2018
  30. Facebook, "Mike DeWine," February 7, 2018
  31. The Columbus Dispatch, "Newcomer Gibbons upsets Mandel for Franklin County GOP nod," December 6, 2017
  32. Securing Ohio's Future, "CONSERVATIVE ADVOCACY GROUP FIRST TO ENDORSE DEWINE/HUSTED TICKET," November 30, 2017
  33. Zanesville Times-Recorder, "Morgan County Republicans endorse DeWine," November 21, 2017
  34. Cleveland.com, "Summit County Republican Party endorses Mike DeWine for governor," November 18, 2017
  35. The Columbus Dispatch, "Lucas County GOP endorses DeWine for governor," October 3, 2017
  36. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  37. Mary Taylor for Governor, "Home," accessed February 26, 2018
  38. Conservative Review, "Upon Exiting Race, Kasich's Ohio Delegates are Not Bound to Trump," March 24, 2016
  39. 39.0 39.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  40. 40.0 40.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by
Lee Fisher (D)
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
2011–2019
Succeeded by
Jon Husted (R)