There were some changes to Insurance Commissioner positions throughout the country:
California : Steve Poizner, a Republican Silicon Valley executive, defeated Cruz Bustamante, a Democrat. Poizner helped develop a system that emergency responders use to locate cell phone callers, and he has been director of critical infrastructure protection on the National Security Council. Poizner will succeed John Garamendi.
Florida : Alex Sink, a Democrat, has defeated the Republican candidate, Tom Lee, for the post of chief financial officer, which oversees the Florida insurance industry. Sink is a former Florida president for Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, N.C. She succeeds Tom Gallagher, a Republican, who made an unsuccessful effort to win the Republican nomination for governor.
Georgia : John Oxendine, the Republican incumbent, has defeated the Democratic candidate, Gaeton Drexinger.
Kansas : Sandy Praeger, the Republican incumbent, has defeated the Democratic candidate, Bonnie Sharp. Also in Kansas, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat who once was the state’s insurance commissioner, has won re-election as governor.
Oklahoma : Kim Holland, the Democratic incumbent, has defeated the Republican candidate, Bill Case.
John Garamendi, current California Insurance Commisioner, won his bid for lieutenant governor in a tight race with Tom McClintock. Hopefully Garamendi will continue to make positive changes in his new position as he has done as Insurance Commissioner.
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