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John Garamendi
3,209,610 votes
46.6%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Businessman and Rancher
- California's first elected Insurance Commissioner, 1991-1995
- Deputy Secretary US Department of Interior, Washington DC, 1995-1998
- Elected to the California State Senate 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988
- Elected to the California Assembly, 1974
- US Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia, 1966 - 1968
- MBA, Harvard Business School
Priorities:
- I will REBUILD and RESTORE INTEGRITY to the Department of Insurance. Disgraced Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush destroyed the department I built.
- I FOUGHT the insurance companies and WON Prop 103 ROLLBACKS and DELIVERED nearly $1 BILLION of premium REBATES to California consumers.
- I will PROTECT California CONSUMERS and make sure CONSUMERS needs ALWAYS COME FIRST; FIGHT INSURANCE FRAUD which drives up all of our premium rates.
Gary S. Mendoza
2,873,527 votes
41.7%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Businessman
- Claremont McKenna College, B.A.
- Yale Law School, J.D.
- Former Commissioner of Corporations
- Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor for Economic Development
- State Co-Chair for Bush for President 2000
Priorities:
- Increasing the availability and affordability of home, health and auto insurance
- Fighting insurance fraud
- Restoring competence and integrity to the office of Insurance Commissioner
David I. Sheidlower
263,348 votes
3.9%
- Party: Green
- Occupation: Underwriting Systems Director
- 14 year's non-profit health care experience
- 9 years experience in risk based analysis and ratesetting
Priorities:
- Universal, single payer health care
- Disaster insurance: either no taxpayer subsidy or entirely government run
- Establish framework for affordable Long Term Care insurance
Dale F. Ogden
227,610 votes
3.2%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Insurance Consultant/Actuary
- Associate Casualty Actuarial Society
- Associate Society of Actuaries
- Member American Academy of Actuaries
- Member International Actuarial Association
- Consultant to California Guaranty Association
- Libertarian 1998 Candidate for Insurance Commissioner
Priorities:
- Enhance Solvency Regulation to reduce cost of insurance company failures
- Cut administrative bloat to reduce Insurance Department budget by $100 million
- Reform the Conservation and Liquidation Office to save $billions
Raul Calderon, Jr.
184,266 votes
2.6%
- Party: Natural Law
- Occupation: Health Researcher/Educator
- Doctoral degree in Health Psychology
- Advanced training in Social and Public Health Issues
Priorities:
- Work for the best interests of the people, not the interests of corporations.
- Effectively assess and evaluate current insurance policies and practices.
- Develop insurance policies to insure that underserved and minority populations have access to affordable insurance.
Steve Klein
143,343 votes
2%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
- Party: American Independent
- Occupation: Businessman
- Phone: 619-444-6166; Addr: 1279 Cresthill Road, El Cajon, CA 92021; Email: siainc5@qwest.net
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