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After throwing his hat briefly into the ring in Californias gubernatorial recall race, John Garamendi (MBA 70), Californias insurance commissioner, returned to his original mission. According to the New York Times (July 5, 2003), he wants to drive a stake into what many California businesspeople say is their biggest, single problem: the soaring cost of workers compensation insurance. Democrat Garamendi has twice been elected insurance commissioner hes also served sixteen years in the state legislature, and in the Clinton administration as deputy secretary of the interior. Some say he will eventually run for governor again, despite two previously unsuccessful bids.
But Garamendi, a Golden State native who grew up on a ranch (and owns one today), played football at Cal, and served in the Peace Corps, says hes focused on the here and now. Im in the process of building the best consumer protection agency in the country, he said. If I look too far in the future, Im going to miss the opportunity to do what needs to be done today and tomorrow.
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