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Korsgaden Leads in California Insurance Commissioner Race
Experienced insurance agent Stacy Korsgaden says she is polling in first place, vowing to restore a competitive insurance market in the state.
Jan. 28, 2026 at 9:47pm
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Stacy Korsgaden, a lifelong Republican and experienced insurance agent, is currently leading the crowded field of candidates for California Insurance Commissioner according to her opponent's own polling data. Korsgaden is positioning herself as the steady, experienced hand needed to fix the state's troubled insurance system, warning that proposals from her Democratic rivals to expand government control over insurance would only make the crisis worse.
Why it matters
The race for California Insurance Commissioner will have major implications for the future of the state's insurance market, which has been plagued by insurers pulling back, stopping policy sales, and even leaving the state altogether. Korsgaden is pitching herself as the candidate who can restore a functional, competitive insurance landscape, while her opponents advocate for more government intervention.
The details
Korsgaden, who has spent her career building a successful insurance agency and advocating for free-market solutions, is positioning herself as the antidote to the government-centric proposals of her Democratic rivals. She is particularly critical of former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim's plan to have the state become an insurer itself, cap company profits and executive pay, and impose new price controls.
- Korsgaden's campaign released polling data showing her in the lead, obtained by Politico, in late January 2026.
The players
Stacy Korsgaden
A lifelong Republican and experienced insurance agent who is running for California Insurance Commissioner, positioning herself as the steady, experienced hand needed to restore the state's troubled insurance market.
Jane Kim
A former San Francisco Supervisor who has announced her candidacy for California Insurance Commissioner, proposing a massive expansion of government control over insurance, including having the state become an insurer itself, capping company profits and executive pay, and imposing new price controls.
What they’re saying
“California's insurance system is at a breaking point and the stakes in this election could not be higher. If I lose this race, California could be turning its insurance market over to extreme, government run experiments that will make today's crisis even worse.”
— Stacy Korsgaden
The takeaway
This race for California Insurance Commissioner has become a battle between Korsgaden's vision of restoring a functional, competitive insurance market through free-market solutions, and her Democratic opponents' proposals to dramatically expand government control over the industry. The outcome could determine the future direction of the state's troubled insurance landscape.
