Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
# Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner

The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner was created in 1889–90, and became a separate agency in 1907 with an elected commissioner. The current commissioner is Mike Kreidler, a Democrat first elected in 2000 and reelected five times.

In 2014, a bill was introduced to replace the elected commissioner with a 10-person board which would hire the commissioner. It was passed in both houses but vetoed by Governor Jay Inslee.

In 2015, the office denied applications by a number of association health plans, resulting in a legal dispute with those affected.

## Insurance Commissioners

List of Washington State Insurance Commissioners :

| Name | Years | Party |
| - | - | - |
| J. H. Schively | 1909–1913 | Republican |
| H.O.Fishback | 1913–1933 | Republican |
| William A. Sullivan | 1933–1961 | Democratic |
| Lee I. Kueckelhan | 1961–1969 | Democratic |
| Karl Herrmann | 1969–1977 | Democratic |
| Richard G. Marquardt | 1977–1993 | Republican |
| Deborah Senn | 1993–2001 | Democratic |
| Mike Kreidler | 2001–present | Democratic |
