American politician
Mary Taylor
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In office
January 10, 2011 ? January 14, 2019
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Governor
| John Kasich
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Preceded by
| Lee Fisher
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Succeeded by
| Jon Husted
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In office
January 8, 2007 ? January 9, 2011
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Governor
| Ted Strickland
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Preceded by
| Betty Montgomery
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Succeeded by
| Dave Yost
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In office
January 3, 2003 ? December 31, 2006
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Preceded by
| Twyla Roman
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Succeeded by
| Steve Dyer
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Born
| (
1966-03-07
)
March 7, 1966
(age 58)
Green
,
Ohio
, U.S.
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Political party
| Republican
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Spouse
| Don Taylor
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Children
| 2
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Education
| University of Akron
(
BS
,
MS
)
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Mary Taylor
(born March 7, 1966) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the 65th
lieutenant governor of Ohio
from 2011 to 2019.
She was most recently a candidate in the
Republican Party
primary for
Governor of Ohio
in the
2018 election
.
[1]
Early life and business career
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Taylor was born in 1966.
[2]
She attended
Springfield Local School District
in
Springfield Township
. She attended the
University of Akron
, obtaining a
bachelor's degree
in Accounting and
master's degree
in Taxation.
[2]
Becoming a
Certified Public Accountant
, she worked for
Deloitte and Touche
and Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Company in Akron.
[2]
Political career
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Taylor was first elected to the
Green
City Council
,
[3]
eventually being elected to the
Ohio General Assembly
to represent the 43rd district. In 2006, she was elected to serve as
Ohio State Auditor
,
[3]
where she defeated
Democratic
candidate
Barbara Sykes
. Taylor succeeded fellow Republican
Betty Montgomery
as state auditor in January 2007. She was the only Republican in Ohio to be elected to a statewide non-judicial office during the 2006 election.
Lieutenant governor
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On January 14, 2010, she was announced as
John Kasich
's choice as lieutenant gubernatorial running mate in the
2010 election
.
[4]
On November 2, 2010, Kasich defeated incumbent Governor
Ted Strickland
(D). Thus Taylor became the lieutenant governor on January 10, 2011. She was named as Director of the
Ohio Department of Insurance
the same day.
[5]
Kasich and Taylor were re-elected in November 2014.
In 2011, it was reported that she on several occasions used the state airplane to run "personal errands." Governor Kasich stated he requested Taylor to refund the money. Taylor stated that she had already refunded the money, even though the plane was only used for official business.
[6]
An analysis by USA Today's Cincinnati branch indicated unusually high turnover among her staff during her tenure as Lieutenant Governor.
[7]
2018 Ohio gubernatorial election
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On February 23, 2017 she formed a campaign committee to raise money and campaign in the 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election.
[8]
She was endorsed by U.S. Senator
Ted Cruz
in April 2018.
[9]
Taylor's campaign hired
Axiom Strategies
, a consulting firm, with close ties to Cruz.
[9]
On May 8, 2018, Taylor lost the Republican Primary to Ohio Attorney General
Mike DeWine
, garnering 40.2% of the vote compared to DeWine's 59.8% of the vote.
Family
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She is married to Donzell (Don) Taylor and has two sons, Joe (b. circa 1991) and Michael (b. circa 1994) and the family resides in
Green
.
[2]
[10]
In 2017 she revealed that both her children have been struggling with
opioid addiction
.
[10]
Electoral history
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Ohio House of Representatives 43rd District Election, 2002
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Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
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%
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Republican
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Mary Taylor
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21,013
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53.61
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Democratic
|
Michael Grimm
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18,180
|
46.39
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Ohio House of Representatives 43rd District Election, 2004
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Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Mary Taylor (inc.)
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34,478
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57.58
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Democratic
|
Jane Tabor-Grimm
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25,399
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42.42
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Ohio Auditor Election, 2006
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Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Mary Taylor
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1,940,665
|
50.64
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Democratic
|
Barbara Sykes
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1,891,874
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49.36
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See also
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References
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- ^
Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor makes run for Ohio governor official
, Dayton Daily News, July 7, 2017
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a
b
c
d
"Governor of Ohio"
. State of Ohio. Archived from
the original
on June 27, 2014
. Retrieved
September 19,
2012
.
- ^
a
b
"Ohio Ladies Gallery"
. State of Ohio
. Retrieved
September 19,
2012
.
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"NBC4i.com"
. Archived from
the original
on January 29, 2013.
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"Key Staff"
.
Ohio Department of Insurance
. Ohio.gov
. Retrieved
September 23,
2014
.
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"State Lawmaker Says Lieutenant Gov. Used State Plane For Personal Errands"
.
WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio | Columbus News, Weather & Sports
. December 23, 2011
. Retrieved
April 19,
2018
.
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"Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor can't keep her staff"
.
Cincinnati.com
. Retrieved
April 19,
2018
.
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Gomez, Henry J (February 23, 2017).
"Mary Taylor for Governor launches"
. Cleveland.com
. Retrieved
February 23,
2017
.
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a
b
"Ted Cruz endorses Mary Taylor for Ohio governor"
.
cleveland.com
. Retrieved
April 19,
2018
.
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a
b
Bischoff, Laura (June 1, 2017).
"Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor opens up about her sons' opioid addictions"
.
Dayton Daily News
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