AAUW-Brevard Voter Guide Questionnaire

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NC Insurance Commissioner
2008
Information provided by Candidates to AAUW
Brevard, NC Branch

Duties: Insurance Commissioner
Regulate & supervise NC insurance companies and admission of out-of-state companies; license agents, brokers, and adjusters; approve proposed rate changes; administer building codes.

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Candidates:

Democrat: Wayne Goodwin www.waynegoodwin.org

Republican: John Odom www.odom4doi.com

Libertarian: Mark McMains

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Candidates are listed in the same order as they are listed on the ballot.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. What are your strongest qualifications for this position?

Goodwin (D) Odom (R) McMains (L)

I am the Assistant Commissioner of Insurance, and the only candidate with experience managing the Dept, including the Western Office in Asheville. I also served 8 years in the legislature. As an attorney, I regularly represented persons harmed by insurance company inactions or gross undervaluation of claims. My opponents have none of this experience.

I have always been a people person and that will always be true. My pledge to you is to protect the consumers by enforcing state insurance regulations while providing great service to consumers and agents. I have always had an open door policy for the people. My pledge also includes assuring insurance company solvency and promoting a free market system and competition for better rates.

NR

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Goodwin (D)	Odom (R)	McMains (L)
I am the Assistant Commissioner of Insurance, and the only candidate with experience managing the Dept, including the Western Office in Asheville. I also served 8 years in the legislature. As an attorney, I regularly represented persons harmed by insurance company inactions or gross undervaluation of claims. My opponents have none of this experience.	I have always been a people person and that will always be true. My pledge to you is to protect the consumers by enforcing state insurance regulations while providing great service to consumers and agents. I have always had an open door policy for the people. My pledge also includes assuring insurance company solvency and promoting a free market system and competition for better rates.	NR