Chronicle Endorses Villines for Insurance Commissioner Post
Assembly member Mike Villines (R-Clovis) "dared to break party ranks by agreeing to taxes in a 2009 deal that closed a $42 billion deficit," and the "fortitude to do the right thing against immense pressure is a pretty good credential for insurance commissioner," a San Francisco Chronicle editorial writes. Villines "gets our endorsement" for insurance commissioner because he has said he will "attack" instances of fraud and "[hold] down workers compensation rates," the editorial states.
- "Chronicle Recommends: Mike Villines" (San Francisco Chronicle, 10/1).