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Justin Murta
Justin Murta (Republican Party) ran for election for Washington Commissioner of Insurance. He lost in the primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Born in Missouri, Murta moved to Redmond, Washington, when he was a freshman in high school. He graduated from East Lake High School in Sammamish, Washington, and returned to Missouri to attend college at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He began his career working for Xerox Business Services and later joined the healthcare industry, where he worked in sales and client services. Murta has worked at Benefits West since 2003, where he is an account manager. He is also a D.J. as well as the owner and founder of several music and entertainment companies, such as Red Pill Records and Medusa Sound.[1]
Murta served in the United States Marine Corps. from 1997 until his honorable discharge in 2005 at the rank of corporal. He lives in Snohomish, Washington with his wife, Rafaelia, a native of Malaysia. The couple have two daughters, Juliet and Raquel.[2][3]
Education
- B.S., biology, University of Missouri-Kansas City (1998)
- T.E.S.O.L, Bellevue Community College (2005)
Elections
2024
See also: Washington Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
General election
General election for Washington Commissioner of Insurance
Patricia Kuderer defeated Phil Fortunato in the general election for Washington Commissioner of Insurance on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Kuderer (D) | 56.6 | 2,091,969 |
 | Phil Fortunato (R) | 43.3 | 1,598,032 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4,430 | ||
| Total votes: 3,694,431 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington Commissioner of Insurance
The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington Commissioner of Insurance on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Kuderer (D) | 45.2 | 845,148 |
| ✔ | | Phil Fortunato (R) | 28.5 | 533,560 |
 | Justin Murta (R) | 10.1 | 189,582 | |
 | John Pestinger (D) | 5.6 | 103,986 | |
 | Jonathan Hendrix (No party preference) | 3.7 | 68,961 | |
 | Bill Boyd (D) | 3.1 | 57,387 | |
| Chris Chung (D) | 2.9 | 54,469 | ||
 | Tim Verzal (No party preference) | 0.8 | 15,742 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,738 | ||
| Total votes: 1,870,573 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Khristopher Greene (No party preference)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Murta in this election.
2016
- Main article: Washington Insurance Commissioner election, 2016
Murta filed to run as a Libertarian candidate in the 2016 election for Washington commissioner of insurance. He was the only minor party candidate to do so.[4] Murta was defeated in the August primary election.
Primary election
Incumbent Mike Kreidler and Richard Schrock defeated Justin Murta in the Washington primary for insurance commissioner.
| Washington primary for insurance commissioner, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mike Kreidler Incumbent |
58.41% | 772,569 | |
| Republican | Richard Schrock |
34.09% | 450,830 | |
| Libertarian | Justin Murta | 7.50% | 99,181 | |
| Total Votes | 1,322,580 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance
| Justin Murta Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| To date | As of August 2, 2016 | $ | $400 | $() | $ | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $400 | $(0) | ||||||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Justin Murta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Candidate statement
Murta provided the following candidate statement for the Washington State voter guide:
| “ |
As your Insurance Commissioner, I would be committed to safeguarding the interests of Washington’s citizens by ensuring a fair, competitive, and transparent insurance marketplace. With a focus on accountability, innovation, and consumer protection, I will work tirelessly to provide residents with reliable and affordable insurance options, while fostering a thriving business environment for our state’s insurance providers. I would give my highest attention to making insurance policies available and affordable. Fighting for consumer protections, I would advocate for carriers and insurance companies to educate consumers and consultants to ensure the voters understand their coverages, while paying what is owed. Our job will be to ensure that individuals are indemnified and made whole, without prejudice or undue stress. I will work with assets and resources in the current Office of the Insurance Commissioner, while innovating and modernizing to ensure a more efficient agency. There is no reason rates, policies and products should take so long to be approved! Together, we can create a stronger, more resilient insurance landscape in Washington State. Vote Justin Murta for Insurance Commissioner to ensure a future where innovation, fairness, and consumer protection are at the forefront of our insurance industry. [5] |
” |
| —Justin Murta (2024)[6] | ||
2016
Marta submitted the following campaign statement to the Washington secretary of state:[3]
| “ | I have always been an advocate for reform and equity in the Insurance Industry. I have worked in the insurance industry both as an agent and as an employee benefit consultant. I have sadly witnessed a decline in the health and welfare of our state’s citizens. Washington is in the lowest percentile for all 50 states in terms of performance, affordability and coverage opportunities caused in most part by political infighting, workers’ comp issues, excessive rate regulation, and underwriting restrictions.
The Affordable Care Act has done nothing to address the aging population or the growing dilemma of provider shortages. Rather, it has forced many into the Social Security Benefits earlier and is siphoning funds away from our Seniors and Veterans. I want to reform our current system. I want the increased benefits and reduced rates that market choices will bring us, as well as the freedom to choose our own health insurance. I want to combat the evils of Tort Law, the excessive spending on defunct government programs and stop corrupt crony political practices from killing our State’s insurance options. I want to provide honest hardworking citizens with affordable insurance coverage. Help me bring sanity to our insurance market.[5] |
” |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Washington Commissioner of Insurance |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Justin Murta," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Electjustinmurta.com, "About Justin Murta," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2016 Primary Voters' Guide, "Justin Murta," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 candidates who have filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ VoteWA.gov, “Justin Murta,” accessed July 23, 2024
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