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James Eugene Long (March 19, 1940 – February 2, 2009) was the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance from 1985 through 2009 retiring as the senior Democratic member of the North Carolina Council of State. He was the third-longest-serving statewide elected official in North Carolina history as of 2009.
On March 6, 1899 the North Carolina General Assembly created the Department of Insurance. The first commissioner of insurance was to be appointed to two-year terms, though the legislature selected the first commissioner; the day the insurance department was created, the legislature elected James R. Young to the commissionership. [2] That year a ...
The state’s insurance commissioner also used to hold the role of state fire marshal, but that was changed by lawmakers last year — a move current commissioner Causey strongly opposed.
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NC endorsements: Charlotte Observer/News & Observer of Raleigh choices for Lt. Gov, Auditor, Insurance commissioner and Secretary of State
The incumbent, Mike Causey, a Republican seeking his third term in office, is running against Democratic challenger Natasha Marcus.
Causey ran for the office of commissioner of insurance in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2012 as the state Republican nominee, but lost each race. In 2014 he sought a seat in the U.S. Congress, but placed seventh in the Republican primary. In 2016, Causey again sought the office of insurance commissioner and defeated incumbent Democrat Wayne Goodwin. [3]
John Woodard wanted to be NC insurance commissioner. He said he won a “make-work” job after stepping aside. Political ally to NC Insurance Commissioner says he was paid for ‘make-work’ job