Get to know: Noah Taylor, Democratic candidate running for U.S. Senate in Kansas
KANSAS (KQTV) -- Noah Taylor is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Kansas. He has never held elected office before, but he is a U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and has owned multiple small businesses and an organization.
"I served this country. I fought in Afghanistan, and I truly believe in the oath that I took to protect our Constitution against enemies, foreign and domestic," Taylor said. "I'm tired of us having legislators that don't represent our lives, our values, and our experiences anymore."
Taylor said the top three issues facing Kansans are affordability, corruption and forever wars.
"We have Kansans struggling under the rising cost of groceries, gas, electricity bills, property taxes," Taylor said. "We can't wait till 2028. That's why my campaign is running for 2027 relief, focused on legislation we know we can pass in a bipartisan manner."
He said the government is "extremely corrupt" and that the people he has talked to on the campaign trail are tired of it.
"What we see coming out of DC on both sides is just disgusting," Taylor said. "The insider trading, the predictive markets, the handling of contracts to friends and more. The people of America are tired of seeing our system of government be extremely corrupt."
He also said the war in Iran is draining American dollars.
"We were told Iran was supposed to be just a few weeks," Taylor said. "We're now months into that with the administration asking for 87 billion more dollars for a war that has no clear objectives, no end in sight, and let's be honest, no evidence to start."
On affordability, Taylor said he wants to address the housing supply issue, roll back tariffs and end Citizens United.
"We have to work on the housing market," Taylor said. "There's a supply side issue. Material costs are way too high. But we also have a lot of issues with zoning and regulations. We just put a 50% tariff on Canada. Those costs are always passed on to us, the American people. And outside of that, we have got to fight tooth and nail to end Citizens United by any means necessary."
Taylor said he can relate to everyday Kansans because he lives the same struggles.
"I know what it's like when I go grocery shopping on Sunday mornings," Taylor said. "I go because I know that at 8:30 in the morning, that's when they mark down the bread and the meat, and I can get discounted food so I can meet my grocery bills. I am just like every other Kansan struggling under these electricity costs, these gas prices. This isn't just me hoping for a better future for my kids. It's my future too."
He said Kansans are tired of leadership that has ignored them.
"Everywhere I go, people are tired of it," Taylor said. "Republican, independent, Democrat, we understand that right now we've been losing. It seems like what makes life good feels further out of reach each year. We always seem to find more money for a war overseas or for a corporate tax break, yet when we, the people, need help, we're told to find our bootstraps. Our leadership hasn't just left us behind. They've ignored us completely."
When asked why voters should choose him, Taylor said he's running to make a hard day's work enough again.
"We are operating under a system where politicians cash their checks, cast their votes, and we pay the price every time," Taylor said. "The first-time homebuyer is 40 years old. College is priced out. AI is going to be taking jobs with no guardrails in sight. We, the people, are told that we can't have health care, that we can't have SNAP, that we have to blame our neighbors while we continuously bail out the corporations and the billionaires. I'm the candidate running to make a hard day's work enough again, enough to put some away for the future, to have your home, to have your family, and to work for We the People again."
He said he wants to continue his fight in D.C.
"Right now, Kansas needs a fighter," Taylor said. "We keep sending the same type of people to DC. Our leaders are not standing up for us. We're watching our Congress give up their role and the power of the purse. If we want to see change, we're going to have to send somebody to DC that can fight for us. That's all I've done in my life, fought for this country and fought for the people of Kansas. I just want to continue fighting for us in DC."
