Howard D. Mills
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Howard D. Mills Mills
George E. Pataki instituted a policy on Tuesday barring his appointees and commissioners from raising political donations and rebuked his hand-picked insurance superintendent, Howard D. Mills, for raising $15,000 last year. Mr. Mills said afterward that he would stop raising donations while he is the superintendent of insurance, the state's $127,000-a-year chief insurance regulator, he held open the possibility that he would continue to spend from his campaign account. Mr. Mills reported that he spent his campaign funds on monthly payments of $588.55 for a Chrysler 300 that he said he used only as a means to keep his profile high, and on cellphone bills, meals, flowers, political donations and gifts for volunteers.