Taylor Royal

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Taylor Royal

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 15, 2018

Education

Graduate

Southern Methodist University

Contact

Campaign Facebook

Personal website

Taylor Royal (Republican Party) ran for election for Nebraska Treasurer. He lost in the Republican primary on May 15, 2018.

Biography

Royal earned his master's degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University. He is a certified public accountant.

Campaign themes

2017

Royal's campaign website included the following themes:

“	Modernizing City Services A successful outsourcing initiative requires accountability, transparency, and expertise to facilitate an equitable and open process resulting in the public’s best interest. A permanent Team should be created to manage and facilitate the outsourcing process with each City Department. The Team should be well-integrated with the budgeting process and consist of the Mayor, Finance Director, Budget Director, and applicable City Department personnel. Responsibilities of the Team include, but are not limited to: Goal-Setting and Outsource Initiative Generation Prior to the yearly budgeting process, Taylor will conduct an annual goal-setting meeting with the Department Directors. The Department Directors will be responsible for identifying outsourcing initiatives within their respective departments to create efficiencies and drive down costs for Taxpayers. As part of the Team goal, there could be a minimum threshold that each Department Director will be responsible for identifying alternatives to the current City service delivery arrangement (i.e., 20% of the Public Works budget must be put out to bid). Once outsourcing initiatives are identified, the Department Director will be in charge of facilitating the Outsourcing Development Process and providing updates to the Team. Creating the Outsourcing Development Process Plan An equitable and transparent Outsourcing Development Process Plan should serve as a template for all City of Omaha outsourcing initiatives. The Plan should contain policies and guidelines for the sourcing, selection, monitoring, and transition of Vendors. Expertise, quality, cost, timeliness, and scale should be important factors when selecting a Vendor. Both qualitative and quantitative measures should be built into any service contract and reviewed no less than quarterly. The guidelines and policies, when properly applied, will reduce the prospect for crony capitalism. Each outsourcing initiative must stand on its own merits and consequently, portions or all of a Department’s budget may ultimately be serviced in-house, by non-profits, by for-profits, or a hybrid arrangement. Contract Oversight and Progress Monitoring will be the Responsibility of the Applicable Department Director The applicable Department Director will be responsible for managing the contract and serving as the liaison between the Vendor and the City of Omaha Procurement and Privatization Team. The Director will report his or her findings to the Team quarterly to ensure contract compliance and realization of savings for Taxpayers. Revitalizing North Omaha There is so much untapped potential all around our city. It is time that City Hall joins businesses, non-profits, and churches to restore and revitalize our community. MOVING OFFICES There is so much untapped potential all around our city. It is time that City Hall joins businesses, non-profits, and churches to restore and revitalize our community. I will office in north Omaha at least two times a week to encourage investment and interaction from our business community to north Omaha. EDUCATING AND EQUIPPING My desire is for our young men and women to obtain the training they need to support their families, have meaningful careers, and effect change in their community. My administration will value trade careers and pursue more robust skills initiatives in our high schools. We will create a pathway for our young men and women to obtain the training they need to have meaningful careers and start their own businesses. GROWING ORGANICALLY We will organically strengthen and revitalize north Omaha through this next generation of entrepreneurs, by rallying community leaders, and giving them a seat at the table. Growth-Focused City Planning Omaha’s city planning has been uninspiring. 144th, 156th, 168th, and 180th streets from Fort to Dodge should have been four lanes from the very beginning. It is crazy that we put in two-lane roads and inconvenience everyone by tearing out the roads and putting in four lanes that should have been like that from the beginning. Contrast this approach with Des Moines’ city planning. Des Moines builds four-lane roads and the infrastructure to the middle of nowhere because they have a vision and a strategy to grow their city. My administration will better collaborate with Douglas County and adopt a growth-oriented city planning mentality. Overhauling Street Maintenance The health of a city is plainly seen in the condition of its pavement and infrastructure. 78% of Omaha’s pavement is considered in “Poor” or “Mediocre” condition. Millions of dollars of your money is spent each year maintaining our roads and infrastructure. The problem is that we pour substandard quality concrete that too easily disintegrates from our weather conditions and snow removal practices. The solution is to source higher quality aggregate or pave our roads with asphalt. Road conditions are the first thing you notice about a city. It is disrespectful to the people of Omaha, the NCAA®, and our visitors when potholes, weeds, and poorly maintained roads litter our city during the Men’s College World Series®. The event is an incredible opportunity to showcase our city to visiting families and businesses from all over the country. Omaha is our home and should be ready to be shown off. My administration will quickly assess the problem areas to restore our streets and remove the weeds before the CWS.	”
—Taylor Royal (2017)

Elections

2018

See also: Nebraska state executive official elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nebraska Treasurer

John Murante won election in the general election for Nebraska Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Murante (R)	100.0	516,210

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 516,210 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nebraska Treasurer

John Murante defeated Taylor Royal in the Republican primary for Nebraska Treasurer on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Murante	56.4	82,667
		Taylor Royal	43.6	63,844

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 146,511
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2017)

Incumbent Jean Stothert and Heath Mello defeated Taylor Royal, Ean Mikale, and Christopher Geary in the primary election for mayor of Omaha.

Mayor of Omaha, Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jean Stothert Incumbent	43.71%	25,501
Heath Mello	41.40%	24,155
Taylor Royal	10.78%	6,289
Ean Mikale	3.05%	1,781
Christopher Geary	0.94%	547
Write-in votes	0.11%	67
Total Votes		58,340
Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed April 25, 2017

See also

Omaha, Nebraska	Nebraska	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• Omaha, Nebraska
• 2017 campaign website