By Dorie Turner
Associated Press Writer
AP News
Athens Banner-Herald
June 16, 2010
ATLANTA — A crowded field of candidates is battling it out to become the state's next insurance commissioner, with several vowing to fight the new federal health care law.
Nine Republicans and one Democrat have entered the race to replace Commissioner John Oxendine, who is running for governor in the Republican primary. The list of candidates includes the chairmen of both the state House and Senate insurance committees.
The federal health care law, pushed by President Barack Obama, has emerged as a key issue in the race.
Earlier this year, Oxendine declined — as part of the new law — to set up a state insurance pool for high-risk Georgians who have been uninsured for at least six months. The Republican candidates say they will help the state fight against the law.
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