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Dave Jones
 
1,210,048 votes
62.9%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Member, California State Assembly
 - Councilmember, City of Sacramento
 - Legal Counsel, U.S. Attorney General's Office (Clinton Administration)
 - White House Fellow (Clinton Administration)
 - Legal Aid Attorney, Legal Services of Northern California
  
Priorities:
- Make the Insurance Commissioner's Office the strongest consumer protection agency in the nation
 - Advocate for universal single payer healthcare reform
 - Regulate health insurance rates
  
Hector De La Torre
 
714,570 votes
37.1%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: California Legislator
 - Mayor, South Gate
 - City Councilmember, South Gate
  
Priorities:
- Expand access to health care and protect those currently insured
 - Audit and enforce Prop 103, which voters passed to strengthen consumer protections and eliminate abuse
 - Reform earthquake insurance to make it more affordable and cover more consumers
  
  
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Job Description
 
- Oversees and directs all functions of the Department of
Insurance.
 - Licenses, regulates, and examines insurance companies.
 - Answers public questions and complaints regarding the
insurance industry.
 - Enforces the laws of the California Insurance Code and
adopts regulations to implement the laws.
  
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