Del Taylor

Del Taylor earned a bachelor's degree from Washington University, St. Louis in 1988 and a graduate degree from the Kellogg School of Management in 1994. His career experience includes working as an engineer and as a supply chain and computer systems expert. Taylor has been affiliated with the National Society of Black Engineers, National Black MBA Association, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an engineer and I am running to ensure we invest wisely in Missouri's infrastructure. I will use my 25 years of business and engineering experience to offer effective budgets and policy decisions to address Medicaid expansion, gun control and to protect voting rights.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

We must ensure that every Missourian has access to physical and mental healthcareInvest in Missouri's infrastructure. Invest in our growthFund education to address the special needs of our school districts

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Medicaid Expansion

Gun Control

Education

Reproductive Rights

Voting Rights

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Problem Solver

Honesty

Integrity

Love for All Mankind

What legacy would you like to leave?

Hurdle all the bars set by Rudyard Kipling in the poem IF

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;

If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

What is your favorite book? Why?

I first read The Color Purple by Alice Walker as a young adult. I related to many of the tribulations Celie faced and prevailed over like growing up black and poor and being judged by my size and skin color. I too am an entrepreneur. Like Celie my business success is a testament that talent, creativity and ingenuity are more powerful than racism and bigotry.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

I'm Batman

A problem solver who uses his time, talent and resources to improve his community

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

I travel extensively and when possible I enjoy attending outdoor concerts and opera. On one visit to Beijing China I attended a performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at the Forbidden City Concert Hall. It was a magnificent performance. I have since seen Carmina Burana at Lincoln Center and the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Growing up in a house with no running water had a profound impact on my life. One of my most rewarding occupations was designing and building water treatment equipment. I understand the chemistry and the importance of clean water. When people think of improving the roads; I think about improving the water service and sewer lines, and gas lines and electric cables and high speed internet along with improving the roads. Having no running water taught me to take nothing for granted. Value all the services my city offers. Value and do not waste.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Why do duck have tail feathers?

To hide their butt quack