No word yet if Erick plans on trying to have the State Insurance Department dissolved.
From Squires’ Press Release:
(Atlanta, GA) Mary Squires, Democratic candidate for Georgia Insurance Commissioner, announced today the endorsement of the State International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Squires becomes the first state-wide candidate to receive a major labor endorsement.
“I’ve known Sen. Mary Squires for years. She’s been a passionate champion of working families. She’s been there for us in the trenches. She’s the most qualified, most passionate, most dedicated candidate for Georgia Insurance Commissioner, and we are truly pleased to be able to endorse her in this race,” said Ben Myers, political director for IBEW local 613.
“I’m so honored to receive an endorsement like IBEW. As a single mom who raised two boys and worked union jobs at night to make ends meet, I know first hand how difficult it is for Georgia’s hardworking families,” said Squires. “And that’s why the fight for quality, affordable healthcare for our families is so important to me. This isn’t some bottom line item in a budget. This is day to day life for our families. This is vital. We have to fix this now. That’s why I’m running, and I’m humbled to have IBEW as a partner in this fight.”
Squires was elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1998. Squires served two terms in the State House (1999-2003) and one term in the Georgia State Senate (2003-2005). In addition to her legislative experience, Squires served ten years in the Georgia Army National Guard as both an enlistedman and an officer. Mary Squires currently is the Executive Director of the Georgia Society of Professional Benefit Administrators, Inc., a self-insured health care trade association. Squires also serves as the Director of the Olive Industry Association, a national agriculture research and trade association. Squires and her husband Tom West of Augusta currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia and have four children.
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There’s a Democrat running for Insurance Commissioner?
Mary Squires is a woman?
“In addition to her legislative experience, Squires served ten years in the Georgia Army National Guard as both an enlistedman and an officer.”
possibly not when she was in the nat’l guard…
The race is over with the Unions endorsing someone.
Depends on who your target voter is.
Nope, wrong target in GA. Turn out the lights the party’s over.
Going to be a whole lot of Reagan Democrat union members crossing over again to the Republican party next year…
We’ve purged our party of those dreaded Teamsters that supported Reagan. We’ve managed to rid ourselves of most of teh gays. We’re working on getting rid of folks that don’t buy in to the new goal post of one exception for abortion. We’re totally unacceptable to african americans and are working our way to having no appeal to hispanics. Still working on eliminating some squish, but we’re almost pure enough now to be happy in the minority for a long time.
and are working our way to having no appeal to hispanics
I’d say you’re there now, but we’ll see how the border regions fare in the upcoming election.
Icky,
On the issue of abortion, GRTL endorses candidates that hold to the exception of the life of the mother. Why does that GRTL position in any way, get rid of grass roots voters (of any party) who may have 2 or 3 exceptions?
Probably because a lot of us three exception types eventually tire of being called pro-abortion by Pharisee types.
If that’s the case, then re-think your position on why you have 3 exceptions. If you come up with the same position, then move on with it. I don’t agree w/ your position as you state it today, but I don’t believe that stops you or anyone else from supporting pro-life causes.
If you really are pro-life , somebody’s label won’t stop you. You don’t have to be endorsed by GRTL or any other group to be pro-life.
I think you’re missing the point here Bucky. I’m quite comfortable with my postion(s), and no longer care what the zealots in my party care to call me because of my postitions on any issue, not just abortion.
But I’m not the one (and I’m not saying you are either) that is demanding people vote my way or leave the party. It’s generally our most vocal fringe types who are single issue who label others who disagree with them “RINO”, “squish”, “moderate”, “democrat”, “witch”, or “clintonista”. They would be much happier in a minority party with 20% of the votes than working with those whom they don’t always agree with to maintain 51% of the votes.
Myself, I would rather have some of what I wanted than all of what I don’t want.
No, I’m not missing your point. I am trying to undersatnd it, that’s why I asked the question. I’m not necessarily talking about politics. An issue like life seems to be much more important to me.
I’d like to get to know you better..a blog can’t accomplish that. Buy me some lunch and lt me win some FF games, too.
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