Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Candidate Profile: Bill Case
This is another in our series of profiles of candidates for office this election cycle. Today's profile is of Republican Bill Case who is running for Insurance Commissioner against appointed Democratic commissioner Kim Holland. On his website he says:
"It's time we elect a Commissioner who has not only the Insurance background but also political experience to lead this office while cleaning up its image."
He received a bachelor's degree in Parks and Recreation Administration with a minor in Business from Appalachian State University in North Carolina. Case served on the Midwest City Council from Ward 5 from 1990 to 1994, and as mayor of Midwest City from 1993 to 1994. Case won election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives from District 95 in 1994.
Case's service to the District and the State include: induction to the Child Advocate Hall of Fame, served as Chairman of the task force on After School Programs, awarded Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Business, designated as a life time member of the 95th Victory Division of the US Army, Governor appointment to the State Advisory Group on Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, 2005 Legislator of the Year awarded by the Oklahoma
Municipal League.
He continues to be active in his community as an alumnus of Leadership Midwest City -
Class of 1991, member of the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce, Executive board member of Mid-Del-Tinker 100 Club, member of the Eastern Oklahoma County Tourism Council, past president of the Midwest City Soccer Club, member of Comm-Star at Tinker Air Force Base and a member of the board of trustees at St. Matthew United Methodist Church. Organizations include the National Conference of State Legislatures and American Legislative Exchange Council.
You can listen to a short interview of Case here.
Posted at 9/26/2006 10:00:00 AM
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