In 2016 there are only three incumbent, statewide-elected Democratic Insurance Commissioners up for re-election in the whole nation: In fact, I'm the *only* Democratic state Insurance Commissioner elected in the entire big South.
If you believe that the paramount purpose of a state Commissioner of Insurance is consumer protection — fighting for affordable insurance and accessible insurance and a competitive market; giving voice to those without; standing up for justice, fairness, equality; opposing discrimination, etc. -- then my re-election is paramount. Making my success even more urgent is that I hail from the purple state of North Carolina, where President Obama barely won in 2008 and barely lost in 2012, and where Republicans have already captured the Governorship, both branches of the legislature, and hold a majority on our elected state Supreme Court, all for the first time since the 1870s.
On my watch, I’ve:
- SAVED North Carolinians over $2.4 BILLION by ordering rate cuts, refunds, rebates, restitution and negotiations.
- FOUGHT insurance fraud, going after corrupt insurance companies, agents, and crooks, resulting in over 1500 arrests and 800 convictions, and the return of $75 MILLION back to the victims of insurance fraud.
- CHAMPIONED an historic health insurance rebate of $156 MILLION to 215,000 North Carolina families, prompting a personal invitation to meet President Obama in the White House.
- SUCCEEDED in achieving the lowest average auto insurance premiums in the country.
And, my team has many other accomplishments that have helped consumers, within the best of my ability, by reigning in the excesses of corporate behemoths and corporate greed. (Learn more by going to www.waynegoodwin.org or following me on Twitter @WayneGoodwinNC or on Facebook.)
Having filed for re-election to a third four-year term, I will face a challenging fight in 2016 as the targets of my work come after me. Not only are national insurance companies targeting this race but also hyper-partisan Republicans who are gunning for me, Republicans who know that this elected NC office has never been held by a Republican from the 1890s through the present.
I need your help!
Click here to donate $5, $10 or more through my ActBlue account.
With year-end finance reports coming due soon, I need every Democrat across the USA who cares both about my work and re-electing Democrats statewide (particularly in places like North Carolina) to do all they can. Will you?
I’m not asking for much but your $10 will buy two large signs. Your recurring $5 per month through November will help cover more social media advertising so I can make my case to the ever-increasing unaffiliated voters in North Carolina. Your donation of every $5 will help my campaign spread the word that it’s a Democratic Insurance Commissioner that’s standing up for them, getting results, and standing firm in the face of corporate greed.
Your generous donation of $5, $10 or more today will make a huge difference by clicking here at this link.
Please help me TODAY so consumers continue to have someone fighting for them over the next four years.
Thank you!
Sunday, Apr 3, 2016 · 10:31:10 PM +00:00
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Wayne Goodwin
Since the original post, I now know who my 2016 GOP opponent is: a Trump-loving, Tea Party-darling, who is in lock step with Republican NC legislators who very sadly made news in passing discriminatory laws against LGBT, women, minorities and workers last week. I need the help of Daily Kos Democrats via my ActBlue account today via this link here:secure.actblue.com/...