Steve Poizner

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Stephen L. "Steve" Poizner (b. June 4, 1957) is the insurance commissioner of California, a position to which he was elected in November 2006. As of August 2009, he is seeking the Republican Party nomination for Governor of California.[1]

Prior to his political career, Poizner worked in the Silicon Valley as a high tech entrepreneur; founding both SnapTrak, Inc. and Strategic Mapping, Inc. SnapTrak was sold for $1.2 billion in 2000. He was a White House Fellow and Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection at the National Security Council from 2001-2002.

Poizner earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas in 1978 and an MBA from Stanford University in 1980.

Policy positions

Taxes

  • In 2000, Poizner contributed about $200,000 to the campaign to pass Proposition 39. Proposition 39 lowered the threshold required to pass local education taxes from a two-thirds vote to 55 percent.[1]

Term limits

See also: Large donors opposing California Proposition 93

A supporter of term limits, Poizner announced in October 2007 that he was donating $1.5 million to the Alliance for California's Renewal, a campaign committee that opposes California's Proposition 93.[2],[3]

Prop. 93 would have allowed legislative incumbents to stay in office longer.

Personal

Poizner is married to Carol Poizner and together they have one child.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mercury News, "Poizner's past support of taxes could haunt him", August 26, 2009
  2. Poizner will lead foes of changes in term limits
  3. With Poizner's Checkbook, the term limits battle is joined
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