Karen Weldin Stewart
| Karen Weldin Stewart | ||
 | ||
| Delaware Insurance Commissioner | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| 2017 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | Matt Denn (D) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $107,457 | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 4, 2008 | |
| Next election | November 8, 2016 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Associate's | Brandywine College | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Founder/Consultant, Weldin Group | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
Contents |
Biography
Stewart first worked at the state Insurance Department as a Deputy Receiver from 1989 to 1993. She co-founded the International Association of Insurance Receivers in 1991 and founded the Weldin Group, an insurance and reinsurance consulting company, in 1993.[2]
Education
- AS, Brandywine College
Political career
Insurance Commissioner (2009 - Present)
Stewart was first elected as state Insurance Commissioner in 2008 and took office in January 2009.[1]
Elections
2012
Stewart ran for re-election as Delaware Insurance Commissioner in 2012. She defeated Dennis Spivack, Mitch Crane and Paul Gallagher in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012.[3] Benjamin Mobley was unopposed in the Republican primary and David R. Eisenhour was unopposed in the Libertarian primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
On October 24, 2012 Libertarian candidate David R. Eisenhour suspended his campaign, announcing instead that he would run for clerk of the peace in Sussex County.[5] Eisenhour urged his supporters to vote for his Republican challenger Benjamin Mobley, stating that when he announced his intention to run, only Democratic candidates had announced their candidacy and he decided to run in an effort to give voters another choice.[5]
Stewart defeated challengers Benjamin Mobley and David R. Eisenhour in the general election.[6]
| Delaware Insurance Commissioner General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Karen Weldin Stewart Incumbent |
61.1% | 233,354 | |
| Republican | Benjamin Mobley | 36.8% | 140,669 | |
| Libertarian | David R. Eisenhour | 2.1% | 7,838 | |
| Total Votes | 381,861 | |||
| Election Results via Delaware State Board of Elections. | ||||
2008
Stewart won election on November 4, 2008, defeating Republican John F. Brady and Independent Tom Savage.[7]
| Delaware Commissioner of Insurance, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Karen Weldin Stewart |
56.9% | 217,072 | |
| Republican | John F. Brady | 41% | 156,439 | |
| Independent | Tom Savage | 1.5% | 5,632 | |
| Working Families | Karen Weldin Stewart | 0.5% | 2,025 | |
| Total Votes | 381,168 | |||
Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Karen Weldin Stewart's donors each year.[8] Click [show] for more information.
| Karen Weldin Stewart's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Delaware Insurance Commissioner | 2004 Delaware Insurance Commissioner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $140,359 | $110,686 (Lost) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $95,596 (Rep.) $28,236 (Dem.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Delaware Democratic Party | $25,000 | RL Regulatory Consultants Inc | $1,400 | |||||||||||||||
| Daniel F. Harkins | $10,000 | Colodny Fass Talenfekd Karlinsky | $1,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carpenters & Joiners Local 626 | $2,400 | Thomas Huff & Co | $1,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 74 | $2,400 | Charlotte A. Carter | $1,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carpenters Local 2012 | $2,400 | People for McDowell | $1,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $45,525 | $10,918 | |||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $38,850 | $19,600 | |||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $116,859 | $79,486 | |||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $23,500 | $31,200 | |||||||||||||||||
Recent news
 |
Know more information about this profile? Submit a bio |
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term "Karen + Stewart + Delaware + Insurance"
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Karen Stewart News Feed
- Insurance commissioner informs businesses on the Health Options Program - Cape Gazette
- Highmark Blue Cross merging with West Penn Hospital System - newszap.com
Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found
See also
External links
- Delaware Insurance Commissioner website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2004
- NAIC biography
- Campaign website
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delaware Insurance Commission "Biography" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Insurance Commissioner, "Karin Weldin Stewart," accessed December 10, 2011
- ↑ AP Results "DE Insurance Commissioner Results" Accessed September 11, 2012
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Candidates filed 2012," accessed July 9, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Republic "Libertarian suspends campaign for Delaware insurance commissioner, endorses GOP candidate" Accessed October 24, 2012
- ↑ Delaware State Board of Elections "General Election Results 2012" Accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Commissioner of Elections, "November 2008 General Election Results," accessed March 19, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money.org
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Matt Denn (D) |
Delaware Commissioner of Insurance 2009–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| ||||||||||||||
