John King
Republican · GA · Georgia Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire
John King is listed by WABE among the candidates for the 2026 Georgia general-election Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner contest.
Where John King stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (3 records), Corporate Accountability (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Issued nearly $25 million in fines to health insurers for breaking Georgia's mental health parity law, which requires mental health care to be covered like physical health care.
January 12, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: oci.georgia.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 3 support
Approved a 3 percent cut in State Farm's Georgia car insurance rates. His office said State Farm's cuts over the past year totaled more than 10 percent, about $190 per insured vehicle.
November 19, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: oci.georgia.gov
Pushed for House Bill 221, which Gov. Kemp signed. The law lets the insurance commissioner review all car insurance rate filings before they take effect, closing the gap insurers had used to raise rates by up to 25 percent at once.
May 3, 2023Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: oci.georgia.gov
Issued a public consumer alert criticizing Allstate's 25 percent statewide car insurance rate increase. He said the company used a gap in state law and began talks with lawmakers to change it.
August 16, 2022Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: oci.georgia.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 4 support
Issued nearly $25 million in fines to health insurers for breaking Georgia's mental health parity law, which requires mental health care to be covered like physical health care.
January 12, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: oci.georgia.gov
Pushed for House Bill 221, which Gov. Kemp signed. The law lets the insurance commissioner review all car insurance rate filings before they take effect, closing the gap insurers had used to raise rates by up to 25 percent at once.
May 3, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: oci.georgia.gov
Launched an online portal for the public, insurers and police to report suspected insurance fraud to his office's criminal investigations unit.
February 10, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: oci.georgia.gov
Issued a public consumer alert criticizing Allstate's 25 percent statewide car insurance rate increase. He said the company used a gap in state law and began talks with lawmakers to change it.
August 16, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: oci.georgia.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Endorsed Rick Jackson in the 2026 Republican primary for Georgia governor.
April 7, 2026
Source: ajc.com
Took the oath as Georgia's full insurance commissioner on 2021-12-03, sworn in by Gov. Brian Kemp. He had served as interim commissioner since 2019 while his predecessor, Jim Beck, faced federal fraud charges.
December 3, 2021
Source: ajc.com
Past race John King ran in:
- Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner · November 3, 2026 · Georgia