Mike Causey

Mike Causey
Mike Causey
11th Insurance Commissioner of North Carolina
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2017
Governor	Roy Cooper; Josh Stein (elect)
Preceded by	Wayne Goodwin
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1950 (age 74); Guilford County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of North Carolina, Charlotte; High Point University (BA)

John Michael Causey (born September 11, 1950) is an American politician who has served as the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance since 2017.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Causey grew up in rural Guilford County on a produce farm. He sold produce at local farm markets and owned Greensboro Downtown Farm Market which closed after Causey went to work in Raleigh with the North Carolina Department of Transportation in 2013.^[3]

Political career

Causey ran for the office of commissioner of insurance in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2012 as the state Republican nominee, but lost each race. In 2014 he sought a seat in the U.S. Congress, but placed seventh in the Republican primary. In 2016, Causey again sought the office of insurance commissioner and defeated incumbent Democrat Wayne Goodwin.^[3]

Causey assumed the office of insurance commissioner in January 2017.^[3] Starting that year, Causey began cooperating with the FBI in the investigation of political corruption charges related to Greg Lindberg.^[4] After his conviction, Lindberg filed a lawsuit alleging Causey made materially false representations to the State Ethics Board of North Carolina, to the FBI and under oath in federal court.^[5] U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles later dismissed the suit with prejudice.^[6]

Electoral history

1996 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James E. Long (incumbent)	1,388,894	56.74
	Republican	Mike Causey	1,010,782	40.93
	Libertarian	Sean Haugh	26,258	1.07
	Natural Law	Stephen Wolfe	21,939	0.90
Turnout			2,447,873

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James E. Long (incumbent)	1,590,139	56.53	–0.20
	Republican	Mike Causey	1,222,527	43.47	+2.17
Turnout			2,812,666

2012 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne Goodwin	2,226,344	51.86
	Republican	Mike Causey	2,066,601	48.14
Total votes			4,292,945	100

2014 Republican Primary Results for North Carolina's 6th congressional district^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Berger, Jr.	15,127	34.3
	Republican	Mark Walker	11,123	25.2
	Republican	Bruce VonCannon	5,055	11.4
	Republican	Zack Matheny	5,043	11.4
	Republican	Jeff Phillips	3,494	7.9
	Republican	Don Webb	1,899	4.3
	Republican	Mike Causey	1,427	3.2
	Republican	Kenn Kopf	510	1.2
	Republican	Charlie Sutherland	458	1.0
Total votes			44,136	100.0

North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election, 2016^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Causey	2,270,841	50.40%	+2.26%
	Democratic	Wayne Goodwin (incumbent)	2,234,953	49.60%	−2.26%
Total votes			4,505,794	100.0%	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic

North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Causey (incumbent)	2,775,488	51.76%	+1.36%
	Democratic	Wayne Goodwin	2,586,464	48.24%	−1.36%
Total votes			5,361,952	100.0%
	Republican hold

References

^ "Mike Causey, new NC insurance commission, wants to revamp regulatory system". Newsobserver.com. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
^ "Causey puts customer service at top of Insurance Department agenda". Carolina Journal. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c Causey, Mike (January 5, 2024). "NC insurance commissioner". Retrieved January 5, 2024.^{[failed verification]}
^ Hilton, John (March 24, 2020). "Insurance Commissioner Set Me Up, Greg Lindberg Claims In Lawsuit". InsuranceNewsNet. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
^ Ohnesorge, Lauren (March 18, 2020). "Convicted billionaire Lindberg sues NCDOI commissioner". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
^ Ohnesorge, Lauren (January 14, 2021). "Judge dumps convicted billionaire Lindberg's 'implausible' case against NCDOI commissioner". Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 26 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
^ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
^ State Board of Elections: General election results
^ "NC State Board of Elections website". Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ NC State Board of Elections Unofficial General Election Results
^ "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

Party political offices
Preceded by Herman L. "Pete" Rednour	Republican nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance 1992, 1996, 2000	Succeeded by Robert Brawley
Preceded by John Odom	Republican nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024	Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by Wayne Goodwin	Insurance Commissioner of North Carolina 2017–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Mike Causey, new NC insurance commission, wants to revamp regulatory system". Newsobserver.com. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

[2] "Causey puts customer service at top of Insurance Department agenda". Carolina Journal. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

[kane1-3] Causey, Mike (January 5, 2024). "NC insurance commissioner". Retrieved January 5, 2024.^{[failed verification]}

[4] Hilton, John (March 24, 2020). "Insurance Commissioner Set Me Up, Greg Lindberg Claims In Lawsuit". InsuranceNewsNet. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

[5] Ohnesorge, Lauren (March 18, 2020). "Convicted billionaire Lindberg sues NCDOI commissioner". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

[6] Ohnesorge, Lauren (January 14, 2021). "Judge dumps convicted billionaire Lindberg's 'implausible' case against NCDOI commissioner". Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[7] "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 26 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

[8] "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

[state-board-general-9] State Board of Elections: General election results

[primaryresults-10] "NC State Board of Elections website". Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[ncsbe-general-11] NC State Board of Elections Unofficial General Election Results

[NCgenr-12] "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

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v t e Statewide political officials of North Carolina
U.S. senators	Thom Tillis Ted Budd
State government	Roy Cooper, Governor Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor Elaine Marshall, Secretary of State Josh Stein, Attorney General Dale Folwell, Treasurer Jessica Holmes, Auditor Steve Troxler, Agriculture Commissioner Mike Causey, Insurance Commissioner Josh Dobson, Labor Commissioner Catherine Truitt, Superintendent
Senate	Mark Robinson, President Phil Berger, President pro tempore Paul Newton, Majority Leader Dan Blue, Minority Leader
House	Tim Moore, Speaker Sarah Stevens, Speaker pro tempore John R. Bell IV, Majority Leader Robert T. Reives II, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (elected)	Paul Martin Newby, Chief Justice Anita Earls Tamara P. Barringer Phil Berger Jr. Trey Allen Richard Dietz Allison Riggs