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Hamm Re-Elected as North Dakota Insurance Commissioner

Republican and incumbent North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm handily won re-election against his Democrat challenger Tom Potter. Hamm received just over 63 percent of the vote to Potter’s 36.5 percent. Hamm ran on a three-C platform: common sense insurance …

Washington’s Kreidler Wins Fourth Term

Incumbent Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler won 57.7 percent of the vote in his re-election bid for state insurance commissioner, giving him bragging rights as the U.S.’s longest currently serving insurance commissioner. The Democrat Kreidler, a former state legislator and …

Anti-Lawsuit Groups, Lawyers Fueling Texas Races

Millions of dollars have been pumped into typically low-spending Texas Legislature races in recent weeks by groups hoping to limit the amount of money that can be awarded in lawsuits and attorneys fighting such restrictions. Texans for Lawsuit Reform and …

Greek Pro-bailout Parties Look to Forge Coalition

Political parties supporting Greece’s international bailout begin forging a government on Monday after an election victory over radical leftists staved off the prospect of the debt-laden country leaving the euro and brought relief to global markets. Conservative New Democracy leader …

World Economies Prepare for Panic after Greek Elections

Authorities in the world’s major economies are preparing for a possible market storm or public panic after cliffhanger Greek elections this weekend, officials said on Thursday, should radical leftists win and cast doubt on the nation’s future in the euro …

Louisiana Commissioner Re-elected by Large Margin

While pundits were saying that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, with almost 66 percent of the vote, rolled up the most lopsided win in a governor’s race in recent times, he fell short of the victory margins scored by Insurance Commissioner …

Sex, Lies and the Reckless Choices of the Powerful

Sex and power are no strangers. History is littered with tales of the powerful and privileged felled by sex scandals. But make no mistake. If IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is found guilty as charged of attempting to rape a hotel …

Pennsylvania Ponders Election for Insurance Commissioner

A bill that would make the Pennsylvania insurance commissioner an elected position has been introduced in the state’s House of Representatives. Legislation sponsored by Rep Neal Goodman, a Democrat from Mahanoy City, would change the insurance commissioner’s job from an …

Mississippi Commissioner Chaney to Run for Reelection

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has officially announced his intention to seek a second term. Chaney was first elected to office in November 2007 when he beat Democrat Gary Anderson by taking 57 percent of the vote. Chaney succeeded long-time …