Insurance Commissioner

"*" = incumbent

Name: Anthony "Tony" Lowe

Party: Republican

Campaign phone: 603-9709

Birthdate: 3-27-61

Occupation: King County deputy prosecutor

Education: B.A., University of Washington; J.D. University of Santa Clara

Political history: candidate, 1st Congressional District, 1994

Family: spouse: Angela

Endorsements: Building Industry Association of Washington

Why are you running for this office?
To protect the public interest in insurance matters.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. restore a healthy, competitive market place for health insurance
2. speed the rate-and-form approval process
3. raise the profile of fraud prevention in the commissioner's office

Name: Deborah Senn *

Party: Democrat

Campaign phone: 441-4745

E-mail: senn96@aa.net

World Wide Web URL: http://www.aa.net/senn96

Birthdate: 3-8-49

Occupation: attorney; state insurance commissioner, 1993-present

Education: B.A., M.A., University of Illinois; J.D., Loyola University

Political history: candidate, state Senate, 1990

Family: spouse: Rudi Bertschi; children: Isaac, Dietrich

Endorsements:
Aerospace Machinists Industrial District Lodge 751; Puget Sound Council of Senior Citizens; Washington Education Association; state Council of Firefighters.

Why are you running for this office?
Consumers need a strong advocate in Olympia to hold down premiums and expand access to insurance. I am the only candidate not accepting contributions from anyone regulated by the office. The crucial issue is whether the office will continue to stand for consumers or return to the hands of the insurance industry.

What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. affordable, accessible health care and auto, home and life insurance
2. improve consumer access to all categories of health care providers
3. inform consumers through better disclosure

Name: Steve Sevick

Party: Natural Law Party

Campaign phone: 558-0428

World Wide Web URL: http://www.natural-law.org