Sandy Praeger

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Sandy Praeger
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Prior offices
Mayor of Lawrence Kansas

Kansas State Senate

Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

Education

Bachelor's

University of Kansas

Contact

Sandy Praeger is the former Republican Kansas Commissioner of Insurance. Praeger was first elected to this position in 2002 and assumed office in January 2003.[1] She won re-election in 2006 and 2010, and declined to run for re-election in 2014.[2][3] She was succeeded in office by Ken Selzer in January 2015.

Biography

Prior to her election as Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, Praeger served in the Kansas State Senate from 1992-2002. She was Mayor of Lawrence from 1986-1987, and a member of the Lawrence City Commission from 1985-1989.[1]

Praeger has served as Secretary-Treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and has received awards as "legislator of the year" from AARP and the Kansas Wildlife Federation. In 1999, she was awarded the Dr. Nathan B. Davis award by the American Medical Association.[4]

Education

  • Bachelor's degree - University of Kansas

Political career

Kansas Insurance Commissioner (2003-2015)

Praeger was first elected Kansas Commissioner of Insurance in 2002. She was subsequently re-elected two times - in 2006 and 2010.[1] Praeger declined to seek re-election in 2014, and was succeeded by Ken Selzer (R) in January 2015.

Kansas State Senate (1996-2002)

Mayor of Lawrence (1986-1987)

Elections

2014

See also: Kansas down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Praeger was eligible for re-election in 2014, but opted to retire rather than seek a fourth term in the office of Kansas Commissioner of Insurance.[2]

2010

Praeger won re-election as Kansas Commissioner of Insurance in November 2010.[5]

Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSandy Praeger Incumbent 99.6% 674,573
     Write-in David J. Powell 0.4% 2,570
Total Votes 677,143
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

2006

Praeger won re-election as Kansas Commissioner of Insurance in November 2006, defeating Democrat Bonnie Sharp and Libertarian Patrick Wilbur.

Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSandy Praeger Incumbent 63% 514,583
     Democratic Bonnie Sharp 32.7% 267,270
     Libertarian Patrick Wilbur 4.2% 34,681
Total Votes 816,534
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

2002

Praeger first won election as Kansas Commissioner of Insurance in November 2002, defeating Democrat Jim Garner.

Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSandy Praeger 57.4% 460,795
     Democratic Jim Garner 42.6% 342,525
Total Votes 803,320
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

Campaign finance summary


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Sandy Praeger campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2010Kansas Insurance CommissionerWon $193,158 N/A**
2006Kansas Insurance CommissionerWon $483,114 N/A**
2002Kansas Insurance CommissionerWon $414,220 N/A**
2000Kansas State Senate District 2Won $77,824 N/A**
1996Kansas State Senate District 2Won $60,105 N/A**
Grand total$1,228,421 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Praeger and her husband, Mark, have two children and two grandchildren.[1]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Kathleen Sebelius (D)
Kansas Commissioner of Insurance
2003–2015
Succeeded by
Ken Selzer (R)
Preceded by
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Kansas State Senate
1992-2002
Succeeded by
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