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Mike Chaney
| Mike Chaney | ||
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| Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 2008-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 2016 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $85,500 | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 8, 2011 | |
| First elected | November 2007 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Mississippi State Senate | ||
| 2000-2008 | ||
| Mississippi House of Representatives | ||
| 1993-1999 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Mississippi State University (1966) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | January 6, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Tupelo, Mississippi | |
| Profession | Businessman/Farmer | |
| Religion | Episcopal | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Biography
Chaney was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He is married and has three children. Chaney served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999, and in the Mississippi State Senate from 2000-2008. He was elected as Insurance Commissioner in 2007.
Chaney is a member of the Rotary Club and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.[1]
Education
- BS, Business/Finance, Mississippi State University, 1966
Political Career
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner 2007-present
In his current position as insurance commissioner, Chaney executes all laws related to insurance companies, corporations, associations and fraternal orders, their agents and adjusters. In addition he also serves as State Fire Marshal and administers the Mississippi Fire Prevention Code.
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Mike Chaney endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [2]
Elections
2011
Chaney won re-election as insurance commissioner in 2011. He did not have any primary competition and defeated Louis Fondren (D) and Barbara Dale Washer (Reform) in the November 8 general election.
| Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike Chaney Incumbent |
62% | 538,008 | |
| Democratic | Louis Fondren | 34.7% | 301,185 | |
| Reform | Barbara Dale Washer | 3.4% | 29,200 | |
| Total Votes | 868,393 | |||
2007
Chaney won election in November 2007, defeating Democrat Gary Anderson.[3]
| Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance (2007) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mike Chaney (R)
|
414,718 | 56.50% | ||
| Gary Anderson (D) | 319,287 | 43.50% | ||
Campaign contributions
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 Mike Chaney's donors each year.[4] Click [show] for more information.
| Mike Chaney's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Mississippi Insurance Commissioner | 2011 Mississippi Insurance Commissioner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $739,600 | $530,682 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $696,185 (Dem) | $17,656 (Dem) | |||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Mississippi Republican Party | $336,000 | Mississippi Republican Party | $53,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Blank | $39,149 | Mississippi Physicians Association | $14,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Manufactured Housing Association | $20,679 | Johnny Morgan | $12,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Medical Association | $11,000 | Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz | $10,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Chaney | $10,000 | Bancorp South | $6,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $173,725 | $150,151 | |||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $225,806 | $277,450 | |||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $686,579 | $388,932 | |||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $49,471 | $128,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Recent news
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Mike Chaney News Feed
- Mississippi insurance claims from March hailstorm continue to mount - Mississippi Press (blog)
- Chaney fears Mississippians will be locked out of health insurance - Vicksburg Post
- Insurance leader visits Cleveland - Bolivar Commercial
- Battle over NFIP Rate Hikes Causes Ripples in Louisiana Senate Race - PropertyCasualty360
- Top private insurer to make reimbursement cuts - WDAM-TV
- Bryant's address change makes Thigpen's influence obvious - Jackson Clarion Ledger
- CRAWFORD: Taint of tyranny infecting our Medicaid standoff? - Mississippi Business Journal (blog)
- Dems work on Miss. Medicaid expansion proposal - Jackson Clarion Ledger
- OUR OPINION: The clients are missing in the Medicaid impasse - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
- Senate Majority Leader Seeks Compromise on Bill to Delay NFIP Rate Hikes - PropertyCasualty360
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See also
External links
- Mississippi Department of Insurance - Commissioner Chaney
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 1999
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Mike Chaney," retrieved May 7, 2011
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Mississippi Lt. Governor Reeves and Other Leaders," January 20, 2012
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "November 2007 General Election Results," accessed March 19, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money.org
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- 2012 endorsement of Mitt Romney for President
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- Current Mississippi insurance commissioner
- Candidates for statewide constitutional offices, Mississippi, 2011
- Insurance Commissioner candidate, Republican Party, 2011 (successful)
- 2011 incumbent
- Insurance Commissioner candidate, 2011
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