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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mary Taylor
| image = Mary Taylor by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| office = 65th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ohio]]
| governor = [[John Kasich]]
| term_start = January 10, 2011
| term_end = January 14, 2019
| predecessor = [[Lee Fisher]]
| successor = [[Jon Husted]]
| office1 = 31st [[Ohio State Auditor|Auditor of Ohio]]
| governor1 = [[Ted Strickland]]
| term_start1 = January 8, 2007
| term_end1 = January 9, 2011
| predecessor1 = [[Betty Montgomery]]
| successor1 = [[Dave Yost]]
| state_house2 = Ohio
| district2 = 43rd
| term_start2 = January 3, 2003
| term_end2 = December 31, 2006
| predecessor2 = [[Twyla Roman]]
| successor2 = [[Steve Dyer]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|7}}
| birth_place = [[Green, Ohio|Green]], [[Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = Don Taylor
| children = 2
| education = [[University of Akron]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Science|MS]])
}}
'''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 (United States)|Republican Party]] primary for [[Governor of Ohio]] in the [[Ohio gubernatorial election, 2018|2018 election]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/gov-mary-taylor-makes-run-for-ohio-governor-official/tlnlrY0znuYijbQ5wLGJQM/|title=Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor makes run for Ohio governor official|publisher=Dayton Daily News|date=7 July 2017}}</ref>
==Early life and business career==
Taylor was born in 1966.<ref name="STOH">{{cite web|title=Governor of Ohio|url=http://www.governor.ohio.gov/About/LtGovernorTaylor.aspx|publisher=State of Ohio|access-date=19 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627030116/http://governor.ohio.gov/About/LtGovernorTaylor.aspx|archive-date=June 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> She attended [[Springfield Local School District (Summit County)|Springfield Local School District]] in [[Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio|Springfield Township]]. She attended the [[University of Akron]], obtaining a [[bachelor's degree]] in Accounting and [[master's degree]] in Taxation.<ref name=STOH /> Becoming a [[Certified Public Accountant]], she worked for [[Deloitte and Touche]] and Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Company in Akron.<ref name=STOH />
==Political career==
Taylor was first elected to the [[Green, Ohio|Green]] [[City Council]],<ref name=OL>{{cite web|title=Ohio Ladies Gallery|url=http://www.ohioladiesgallery.org/PublicOfficial.aspx?personId=83582|publisher=State of Ohio|access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref> eventually being elected to the [[Ohio General Assembly]] to represent the 43rd district. In 2006, she was elected to serve as [[Ohio State Auditor]],<ref name=OL /> where she defeated [[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate [[Barbara Sykes (politician)|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===
[[File:Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor visits 178th Fighter Wing.jpg|thumbnail|right|Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor visiting the 178th Fighter Wing at the [[Springfield Air National Guard Base]], on March 19, 2014]]
On January 14, 2010, she was announced as [[John Kasich]]'s choice as lieutenant gubernatorial running mate in the [[Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010|2010 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/kasich_announces_taylor_as_running_mate/29973/|title=NBC4i.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129155751/http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/kasich_announces_taylor_as_running_mate/29973/|archive-date=January 29, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/aboutodi/StaffBios/Pages/KeyStaff.aspx |title=Key Staff |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Ohio Department of Insurance |publisher=Ohio.gov |access-date=September 23, 2014}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.10tv.com/article/state-lawmaker-says-lieutenant-gov-used-state-plane-personal-errands|title=State Lawmaker Says Lieutenant Gov. Used State Plane For Personal Errands|date=2011-12-23|work=WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio {{!}} Columbus News, Weather & Sports|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en}}</ref>
An analysis by USA Today's Cincinnati branch indicated unusually high turnover among her staff during her tenure as Lieutenant Governor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/15/ohio-lieutenant-governor-mary-taylor-office-raises-questions-oversight/99201126/|title=Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor can't keep her staff|work=Cincinnati.com|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en}}</ref>
=== 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election ===
{{main|2018 Ohio gubernatorial election}}
On February 23, 2017 she formed a campaign committee to raise money and campaign in the 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Cleveland.com|title=Mary Taylor for Governor launches|url=http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/02/mary_taylor_for_governor_launc.html|date=2017-02-23|first=Henry J|last=Gomez|access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref> She was endorsed by U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] in April 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2018/04/ted_cruz_endorses_mary_taylor.html#incart_river_mobile_index|title=Ted Cruz endorses Mary Taylor for Ohio governor|work=cleveland.com|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en-US}}</ref> Taylor's campaign hired [[Axiom Strategies]], a consulting firm, with close ties to Cruz.<ref name=":0" /> 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==
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, Ohio|Green]].<ref name=STOH /><ref name="DDN060117">{{cite news|title=Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor opens up about her sons' opioid addictions|url=http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/ohio-gov-mary-taylor-opens-about-her-sons-opioid-addictions/G7JeVz5C51C5n8vuvGOX8M/#sthash.1fFxfpzI.dpuf|first=Laura|last=Bischoff|publisher=[[Dayton Daily News]]|date=June 1, 2017}}</ref> In 2017 she revealed that both her children have been struggling with [[opioid addiction]].<ref name="DDN060117"/>
== Electoral history ==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Ohio House of Representatives 43rd District Election, 2002
|-
|'''Party'''
|'''Candidate'''
|'''Votes'''
|'''%'''
|-
|Republican
|'''Mary Taylor'''
|21,013
|53.61
|-
|Democratic
|Michael Grimm
|18,180
|46.39
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Ohio House of Representatives 43rd District Election, 2004
|-
|'''Party'''
|'''Candidate'''
|'''Votes'''
|'''%'''
|-
|Republican
|'''Mary Taylor (inc.)'''
|34,478
|57.58
|-
|Democratic
|Jane Tabor-Grimm
|25,399
|42.42
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Ohio Auditor Election, 2006
|-
|'''Party'''
|'''Candidate'''
|'''Votes'''
|'''%'''
|-
|Republican
|'''Mary Taylor'''
|1,940,665
|50.64
|-
|Democratic
|Barbara Sykes
|1,891,874
|49.36
|}
==See also==
*[[List of female lieutenant governors in the United States]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* [https://www.marytaylorforgovernor.com/ Taylor for Governor website]
* [http://governor.ohio.gov/About/LtGovernorTaylor.aspx Official Biography from the State of Ohio website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161125052140/https://www.kasichforohio.com/meet-mary/ Biography on KasichForOhio.com]
* [http://ohioladiesgallery.org/PublicOfficial.aspx?personId=83582 Profile on the Ohio Ladies' Gallery website]
* {{C-SPAN|9275154}}
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