Jane Kim has been elected to serve as California’s next Insurance Commissioner. The former San Francisco Supervisor and labor ally promises to slash rising premium rates and put people ahead of insurance company profits. 

Over the last four years, Jane Kim served as the California Director for the Working Families Party and turned to SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford for guidance ahead of the election. On Friday, Nov. 6 President Rutherford joined a gathering at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco to congratulate Kim on the win. 

“We had a real discussion about what this position means and Kim has taken on the challenge. I worked in the [insurance] industry for nearly 30 years and home insurance is a big deal because for ordinary people that’s how to build generational wealth. However, a condition to own a home requires that you have insurance and that may hold people back. So we are fortunate to have a leader like Jane Kim in this position to make sure the industry is working for the people to make that dream a reality,” said SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford. 

California Insurance Commissioner Jane Kim said, “We can turn this office you may have never heard of make it work for us. We will take on this trillion dollar industry and make it a system that protects us and show what governance can mean when we lead.”