Race for Insurance Commissioner over after candidate withdraws
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - The race for Louisiana’s next Insurance Commissioner could be over before it ever began and just days after qualifying.
Democratic Candidate Rich Weaver confirmed to Fox 8 that he plans to drop out of the race, meaning Republican Tim Temple would be running unopposed and declared the winner.
Wednesday morning, August 16, Weaver filed the official paperwork to do just that.
Temple’s campaign recently filed a public records request with the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office, seeking a copy of Weaver’s qualification paperwork. That move indicates the Temple campaign was likely exploring the possibility that Weaver was not eligible to run for the seat. Longtime Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is not seeking re-election.
The state is currently in the midst of a homeowner’s insurance crisis.
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