Officially, the only two filed candidates in the Democratic Primary for the Insurance Commissioner’s Race are incumbent incompetent Karen Weldin Stewart, Mitch Crane, and in Kent County, this Gallagher fella. Where is Vince White? Who is Vince White? You can find out here. Whomever he is and wherever he is, he has a 44% disapproval rating, and another 33% who don’t know who is or don’t care. He has only a 24% approval rating.
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Vincent White (D)?
Undecided / Unsure — 33%
Strongly Unfavorable — 22%
Unfavorable — 22%
Strongly Favorable — 15%
Favorable — 9%Total Votes: 46 Started: March 7, 2012
Next up is that Gallagher fella. His name is Paul Gallagher. Here is his website. Here is his bio:
Paul was born in Wilmington and raised in Old New Castle. He is a lifelong Delawarean and currently lives in Hockessin with his wife Carol. Paul’s father was Assistant Adjutant General of the Delaware National Guard and a career military officer with 43 years of service.
Paul attended Salesianum High School in Wilmington before going on to graduate from University of Delaware with a degree in Business Administration.
After college, he began his career as an insurance professional – a successful career that has spanned over 30 years. During this time, he served as President of the Board of Independent Insurance Agents from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2003 to 2004. He was an officer of the Independent Insurance Agents Board of Directors for 15 years and in 1998 was named Delaware’s Insurance Agent of the Year. Currently, he is a member of the Committee of 100 and a member of the Commercial Industrial Real Estate Council.
While holding leadership positions in the industry, Paul often visited Washington, D.C. meeting with Joe Biden, Tom Carper, and Bill Roth to discuss and advocate important insurance issues affecting Delaware. As a candidate for commissioner, he pledges to continue as an uncompromising advocate on behalf of all insurance consumers in Delaware while also fostering a conducive business climate for insurance carriers in the state.
So he is an industry advocate, not a consumer advocate. How interesting. We have one of those in office already.