Mike Causey
11th Insurance Commissioner of North Carolina
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
GovernorRoy Cooper
Preceded byWayne Goodwin
Personal details
Born (1950-09-11) September 11, 1950
Guilford County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Charlotte
High Point University (BA)

John Michael Causey (born September 11, 1950) is an American politician who has served as the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance since 2017.[1][2]

Early life

Causey grew up in rural Guilford County on a dirt road produce farm. He sold produce at local farm markets and owned Greensboro Downtown Farm Market which closed after Causey went to work in Raleigh with the Department of Transportation in 2013.[3]

Political career

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]

Causey assumed the office of insurance commissioner in January 2017.[3] Starting that year, Causey began cooperating with the FBI in the investigation of political corruption charges related to Greg Lindberg.[4] After his conviction, Lindberg filed a lawsuit alleging Causey made materially false representations to the State Ethics Board of North Carolina, to the FBI and under oath in federal court.[5] U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles later dismissed the suit with prejudice.[6]

Electoral history

1996 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James E. Long (incumbent) 1,388,894 56.74
Republican Mike Causey 1,010,782 40.93
Libertarian Sean Haugh 26,258 1.07
Natural Law Stephen Wolfe 21,939 0.90
Turnout 2,447,873
2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James E. Long (incumbent) 1,590,139 56.53 –0.20
Republican Mike Causey 1,222,527 43.47 +2.17
Turnout 2,812,666
2012 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wayne Goodwin 2,226,344 51.86
Republican Mike Causey 2,066,601 48.14
Total votes 4,292,945 100
2014 Republican Primary Results for North Carolina's 6th congressional district[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Berger, Jr. 15,127 34.3
Republican Mark Walker 11,123 25.2
Republican Bruce VonCannon 5,055 11.4
Republican Zack Matheny 5,043 11.4
Republican Jeff Phillips 3,494 7.9
Republican Don Webb 1,899 4.3
Republican Mike Causey 1,427 3.2
Republican Kenn Kopf 510 1.2
Republican Charlie Sutherland 458 1.0
Total votes 44,136 100.0
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election, 2016[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Causey 2,270,841 50.40% +2.26%
Democratic Wayne Goodwin (incumbent) 2,234,953 49.60% -2.26%
Total votes 4,505,794 100.0% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Causey (incumbent) 2,775,488 51.76% +1.36%
Democratic Wayne Goodwin 2,586,464 48.24% -1.36%
Total votes 5,361,952 100.0%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Causey, new NC insurance commission, wants to revamp regulatory system". Newsobserver.com. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Causey puts customer service at top of Insurance Department agenda". Carolina Journal. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  3. 1 2 3 Causey, Mike (January 5, 2024). "NC insurance commissioner". Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Hilton, John (March 24, 2020). "Insurance Commissioner Set Me Up, Greg Lindberg Claims In Lawsuit". InsuranceNewsNet. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  5. ↑ Ohnesorge, Lauren (March 18, 2020). "Convicted billionaire Lindberg sues NCDOI commissioner". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Ohnesorge, Lauren (January 14, 2021). "Judge dumps convicted billionaire Lindberg's 'implausible' case against NCDOI commissioner". Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 26 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  9. ↑ State Board of Elections: General election results
  10. ↑ "NC State Board of Elections website". Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ NC State Board of Elections Unofficial General Election Results
  12. ↑ "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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