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Patrick Wolff
Patrick Wolff (Democratic Party) is running for election for California Commissioner of Insurance. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Wolff completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Patrick Wolff was born in New York, New York. He graduated from Belmont High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1997. His career experience includes working as an investor. He worked in business and finance from 1997 to 2017.[1]
Wolff has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Mechanics’ Institute, board of trustees
- Westside Family Democratic Club, board member
Elections
2026
See also: California Insurance Commissioner election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for California Commissioner of Insurance
Ben Allen (D), Patrick Wolff (D), and Stacy Korsgaden (R) are running in the general election for California Commissioner of Insurance on November 3, 2026.
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 | Ben Allen (D) | |
 | Patrick Wolff (D)  | |
 | Stacy Korsgaden (R) | |
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patrick Wolff completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wolff's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Patrick will fix California’s broken insurance system so coverage is available, affordable, and fair. California’s insurance markets are in crisis: many homeowners, renters, and small businesses can’t get the coverage they need, and those who can often face skyrocketing premiums and shrinking coverage. More and more people are being pushed onto the FAIR Plan, our “insurer of last resort,” which was never designed to carry this much of the market.
- Patrick brings real insurance and financial expertise — and he will stay independent from the insurance industry. This office should be held by someone whose qualifications are in insurance, finance, and consumer protection, not someone looking for a political stepping stone. Patrick has spent years analyzing insurance companies like Berkshire Hathaway and other major public insurers as a Chartered Financial Analyst, and helped build a home and auto insurance brokerage inside Capital One. That work gave him an inside view of how insurers design products, price risk, and manage claims, and how those decisions affect ordinary people. He also understands the importance of independence. Patrick has pledged not to accept campaign contributions
- Patrick will make the Department of Insurance work for consumers by demanding accountability, speeding approvals, and making policies understandable. Too often, people feel powerless when dealing with their insurance company. Claims get delayed or denied, policies are confusing, and there’s no easy way to compare how companies treat their customers. Patrick will change this. As Insurance Commissioner, Patrick will create clear “report cards” that grade insurance companies on how they handle claims using the Department’s existing justified complaint data, and he will require those grades to be shown to consumers before they buy a policy. Patrick will push to streamline rate-review timelines so California gets closer to the national average
Insurance reform and consumer protection:
California’s insurance system has become opaque, confusing, and too often unfair to ordinary people. Patrick cares deeply about creating a market where coverage is available and affordable, where companies are held accountable for honoring claims, and where consumers have clear information when they make decisions. That means grading insurers on claims performance, fixing underinsurance, strengthening the Sustainable Insurance Strategy to bring more companies back into the state, and investing in tools that make policies easier to understand.
Climate resilience and wildfire risk:
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
