Sandy Praeger
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| Sandy Praeger | |
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| 24th Insurance Commissioner of Kansas | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2003 | |
| Governor | Kathleen Sebelius Mark Parkinson Sam Brownback |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Sebelius |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1944 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Praeger |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas, Lawrence |
Sandy Praeger is the Republican Kansas Insurance Commissioner. She was first elected on November 2, 2002. Her term began January 13, 2003. She was re-elected in 2006 to the same position. Commissioner Praeger is responsible for regulating all insurance sold in Kansas and overseeing the nearly 1,700 insurance companies and 90,000 agents licensed to do business in the state.[1]
Praeger is also the past-president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and has been their spokesperson in favor of maintaining state insurance regulation rather than an optional federal charter.
Commissioner Praeger is a graduate of the University of Kansas.[2]
Organizations
- Speaker, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Speaker, American Association of Health Plans
- Founding Member, Court Appointed Special Advocates
- Speaker, Forum for State Health Policy Leadership
- Founding Member, Haskell Indian Nations University Foundation
- Founding Member, Health Care Access
- Speaker, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
- Speaker, National Association of Health Data Organizations
- President-Elect/Secretary/Treasurer, National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- Former Vice-Chair, National Association of Insurance Commissioners Midwestern Zone
- Speaker, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Board of Directors, United Way of Douglas County
- Speaker, Women in Government.
Past offices
- Kansas State Senate, elected 1992, 1996, 2000[2]
- Kansas State Legislature, 1 term[2]
- Mayor of Lawrence, Kansas, 1986–1987[2]
- Lawrence City Commission, 1985–89[2]
References
- ↑ Kansas Insurance Department, About KID, retrieved August 4, 2007
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sandy Praeger Campaign web site "Meet Sandy" section, and Meet Sandy, retrieved August 4, 2007
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