Former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim Elected California Insurance Commissioner, First Asian American Woman in the Role
The Associated Press confirmed on November 8 that California voters have elected former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim as the state's next insurance commissioner.
Kim declared victory on November 6, and State Senator Ben Allen called to congratulate her and concede the same day. Vote counts showed Kim leading Allen 52.7 percent to 47.3 percent, a margin of about 400,000 votes, with roughly 65 percent of ballots counted. Kim, 49, is a Stanford-educated attorney who served as a San Francisco supervisor and later ran operations for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign. She will be the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the elected office since it was created in 1988, and the first Korean American woman elected California insurance commissioner.
The insurance commissioner leads the California Department of Insurance, regulating insurers, enforcing state insurance law and handling consumer complaints. Kim campaigned on a plan called "Natural Disaster Insurance for All," proposing to separate wildfire coverage from traditional homeowners insurance into a state-run nonprofit public fund. She succeeds term-limited incumbent Ricardo Lara and takes office early next year; the result becomes official upon certification on December 11.
(Source: KION (Associated Press))
Source: KION (Associated Press
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