US Politics
The Commissioner Is For Sale: How Super PACs Are Undermining California's Insurance Watchdog Race
Both candidates for California Insurance Commissioner pledged to refuse direct industry campaign donations, yet a record-breaking $6 million from Super PACs, with clear insurance industry contributions, has flooded the race, fundamentally undermining that promise. This corrosive financial influence, a direct consequence of the Citizens United decision, is a brazen assault on regulatory integrity and a betrayal of public trust, poisoning the well of democracy.
