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John Garamendi
798,315 votes
38.6%
- 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.
Tom Umberg
584,379 votes
28.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Prosecutor
- Former Democratic Assemblyman from Orange County
- Former Member of the Clinton White House
Priorities:
- restore integrity, openness and accessibility to the Department of Insurance
- turn the Department of Insurance into a true consumer advocacy agency
- make insurance affordable, accessible and fair all Californians
Thomas M. "Tom" Calderon
475,192 votes
22.9%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Member, California Legislature
- Montebello Unified School District, Board Member 1993-1997, president in 1997
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from UC Santa Barbara
- Awarded Freshman Legislator of the Year, CA School Boards' Association, 2000
Priorities:
- I will make protecting consumers my top priority if elected Insurance Commissioner
- I am committed to restoring integrity and consumer confidence to the Department of Insurance
- I will implement additional funding and training to crack down on fraud
Bill Winslow
212,755 votes
10.2%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Attorney/Insurance Consultant
- 25 years of career experience with insurance issues.
- Graduate of UCLA School of Law.
- Author of over 20 published articles addressing insurance law.
Priorities:
- The next Insurance Commissioner must reinvigorate the earthquake insurance market, helping to create more and better coverage at affordable prices.
- The practice of territorial rating by auto insurers must end - rates should be based on driving record and Proposition 103 must be fully implemented.
- Better regulation and enforcement must end unfair claims practices - consumers should not have to fight for what they have already paid for.
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