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Posted: July 7, 2010
Gerry Purcell, the conservative, free-market candidate for Georgia Insurance Commissioner, took issue today with his opponents’ and the mainstream media’s assertion that the Insurance Commissioner’s race has been narrowed to a field of two candidates based on their high amounts of fundraising from lobbyists, PACs, and other special interest groups. Posted: June 30, 2010
“I am uniquely prepared for the mission as Georgia’s Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner. I don’t need on the job training. I will maintain a rapid deployment force type mindset and vigilance, ready to roll for Georgia at a moments notice, 24/7.” [...] Posted: June 24, 2010
“Today, our campaign is launching its first television commercial entitled, ‘Leadership.’ I’m running for Insurance Commissioner because I believe in the principle, ‘To whom much is given, much is required.’ I come from a lifetime of service as a military veteran, as a volunteer minister, and as a nationally recognized free-market health insurance expert. I am running to serve and help lead Georgia.” [...] Posted: June 23, 2010
Gerry Purcell, candidate for Insurance Commissioner, received the endorsement of a coalition of conservative grassroots groups on Monday. The 912 Project Action Network released a limited slate of endorsements for statewide, congressional, and legislative races. [...] Posted: June 10, 2010
Gerry Purcell, candidate for Insurance Commissioner, was recognized for his tireless advocacy for the sanctity of life with the endorsement of Georgia Right to Life. Purcell, an Army veteran, is a nationally known health care expert who has advised taxpayer plans and employers in numerous states on how to lower health care costs using free-market solutions without compromising on the quality of care. [...] Posted: May 10, 2010
In his first public contests since qualifying in the Republican primary for Insurance Commissioner, Gerry Purcell won yet another round of GOP straw polls over the past ten days, continuing a remarkable run that has seen him capture 21 straw polls conducted this election season… Posted: April 20, 2010
Gerry Purcell, Georgia’s next Insurance Commissioner, continues to win GOP straw polls with wide margins. Purcell dominated the competition with wins in Henry County on Thursday and Georgia’s 2nd, 9th, and 11th Congressional Districts on Saturday. In the combined 9th and 11th event, hosted in Gordon County, Purcell earned 248 votes (66%) to his nearest opponent’s 32 votes… Posted: March 21, 2010
I am profoundly disappointed by the actions of the Democrat-controlled Congress today on the so-called “health care” legislation. We all support the right to spirited debate on the basis of principle. However, recent weeks have not been about principle, nor have they been about reform, but about tyrannical power instead… Posted: March 15, 2010
In a straw poll conducted at the Union County GOP’s Reagan Day Dinner, Insurance Commissioner candidate Gerry Purcell took home the top honors, sweeping to a resounding victory, earning 47% of the total votes cast. No other candidate reached double digits… Posted: February 23, 2010
The Cobb County 912 Project has awarded Gerry Purcell their endorsement to be Georgia’s next Insurance Commissioner. “The 912 Project in Cobb County is pleased to endorse Gerry Purcell for Georgia Insurance Commissioner,” said Cobb 912 Project chairman Tricia Pridemore. “Gerry’s commitment to our principles and values make him a logical choice to bring true citizen leadership to this office…” Posted: February 8, 2010
Last week, Governor Sonny Perdue unveiled his plans to propose legislation that would appoint — rather than elect — four statewide constitutional officers. Those offices would include Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Agriculture Commissioner, and State School Superintendent. I oppose this legislation… Posted: February 4, 2010
Last March, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted a “mandatory requirement” that insurance companies disclose to regulators the financial risks they face from climate change and the actions they are taking to respond to those risks. All insurance companies with annual premiums exceeding $500 million would be required to complete and submit an Insurer Climate Risk Disclosure Survey every year, starting in 2010… Posted: July 7, 2009
Participants in the straw poll at the Cobb County Republican Party’s annual Fourth of July Barbecue overwhelmingly supported Gerry Purcell, Republican candidate for Insurance Commissioner in 2010. With over three hundred votes cast in the poll, Purcell took a clear plurality and garnered more than twice the total of any other candidate for the office of Insurance Commissioner… Posted: March 26, 2009
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