Big Money & Beyoncé Tickets: Big Oil Has a Friend in California’s State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, endorsed for re-election by Gavin Newsom!

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he needs to be drummed out of office

"Lara is likely to be a formidable candidate, thanks in part to blanket support from the Democratic establishment. He has been endorsed by Governor Gavin Newsom, US senator Alex Padilla, and over a dozen members of California’s congressional delegation

Levine started the race with a cash advantage of $1.8 million in campaign funds compared to Lara’s $329,000. But Lara now has the upper hand there as well, after a coalition including Equality California, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and the California Federation of Teachers announced a $3 million independent expenditure on Lara’s behalf."

Big Oil Has a Friend in California’s State Insurance Commissioner

California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara could be playing a key role in fighting climate change in the state. Instead, he has taken campaign money and gifts from fossil fuel interests — and done “almost nothing” to address climate catastrophe.

jacobinmag.com

California Insurance Commisioner Ricardo Lara Receives “D” Average on Report Card

Los Angeles, CA – California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who has approved $292 million in auto and homeowners’ insurance rate increases since being elected, has received a “D” average from the nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog on his first four-month report card. The report card finds...

www.consumerwatchdog.org