Ralph Hudgens | |
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Insurance Commissioner of Georgia | |
In office January 10, 2011 –January 14, 2019 | |
Governor | Nathan Deal |
Preceded by | John Oxendine |
Succeeded by | Jim Beck |
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 47th district | |
In office January 2003 –January 2011 | |
Preceded by | Mike Beatty [1] |
Succeeded by | Frank Ginn [2] |
Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives from the 24th district | |
In office January 1997 –January 2003 | |
Preceded by | John Scoggins [3] |
Succeeded by | Warren Massey [4] |
Personal details | |
Born | Miami,Florida,U.S. | November 21,1942
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Suzanne Hudgens |
Education | University of Florida (BS) |
Ralph Hudgens (born November 21,1942) was the Commissioner of Insurance of the state of Georgia from January 10,2011,to January 14,2019. Hudgens served in the Georgia House of Representatives as well as the Georgia Senate. He has been a delegate to numerous Republican Party events. Hudgens defeated his Democratic opponent in the 2010 election with 53.8% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2014. He announced on July 17,2017,that he would not run for re-election in 2018. Hudgens believed insurance rates should be allowed to increase based on competition and not regulation as did former regulatory favorable Commissioner John Oxendine. During Hudgens's time in office Georgia auto insurance rates greatly increased including one year Georgia experienced the highest increase in the United States. [5] Hudgens and his wife,Suzanne,have four children and twelve grandchildren. [6]
With regard to Obamacare,as the Georgia Insurance Commissioner,Hudgens has opposed the implementation of Affordable Care Act and vowed to be an "obstructionist" while speaking to a group of Republicans at the Tillman Hanger Rally in Floyd County,Georgia. [7] However,Hudgens later admitted "I spoke to a Republican group in Rome,Ga.,and I said I was going to be an obstructionist,but I can’t be. I mean,I was talking to a Republican group and I was throwing them some red meat." [8]
At the CSRA Republican Women's Club meeting,he criticized the Affordable Care Act by likening the patients with preexisting condition to a car driver that has gotten in an accident and seeks car insurance post incident. [9] He has since retracted his remarks and stated,"I've had family members,I've had friends - who have pre-existing conditions. It's not the person's fault they have a pre-existing condition." [10]
At a Georgia Republican public event in August 2014,Hudgens was speaking and happened to notice a journalist,Nydia Tisdale,videotaping the event,which caused him to direct a comment at her,publicly stating "I don't know why you're videotaping". This led to some apparent discomfort,in spite of her already having had approval to record the public event. Subsequently,the police arrested Tisdale,with accusations currently being leveled both at the police as well as at Tisdale. At this time,the dispute has not been settled but video has surfaced of the event. [11]
Georgia House of Representatives 24th District Election,1996 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens | 6,496 | 50.3 |
Democratic | John Scoggins | 6,425 | 49.7 |
Georgia House of Representatives 24th District Election,1998 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens (inc.) | 5,606 | 100.0 |
Georgia House of Representatives 24th District Election,2000 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens (inc.) | 6,926 | 52.4 |
Democratic | Douglas McKillip | 6,291 | 47.6 |
Georgia State Senate 47th District Election,2002 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens | 17,889 | 51.8 |
Democratic | Bob Banks | 16,619 | 48.2 |
Georgia State Senate 47th District Election,2004 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens (inc.) | 40,504 | 71.1 |
Democratic | Bill Healan | 16,441 | 28.9 |
Georgia State Senate 47th District Election,2006 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens (inc.) | 24,927 | 64.9 |
Democratic | Marc Rawson | 13,501 | 35.1 |
Georgia State Senate 47th District Election,2008 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens (inc.) | 46,257 | 64.8 |
Democratic | Tim Riley | 25,172 | 35.2 |
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Republican Primary Election,2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens | 117,462 | 20.7 |
Republican | Maria Sheffield | 111,302 | 19.6 |
Republican | Tom Knox | 91,930 | 16.2 |
Republican | Gerry Purcell | 72,158 | 12.7 |
Republican | Dennis Cain | 53,797 | 9.5 |
Republican | Seth Harp | 48,265 | 8.5 |
Republican | Rick Collum | 29,536 | 5.2 |
Republican | John Mamalakis | 21,513 | 3.8 |
Republican | Stephen Northington | 21,196 | 3.7 |
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Republican Primary Runoff Election,2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens | 284,447 | 55.2 |
Republican | Maria Sheffield | 230,453 | 44.8 |
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Election,2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens | 1,368,289 | 53.8 |
Democratic | Mary Squires | 1,079,716 | 42.4 |
Libertarian | Shane Bruce | 96,549 | 3.8 |
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Election,2014 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Ralph Hudgens (inc.) | 1,382,551 | 54.87 |
Democratic | Elizabeth "Liz" Johnson | 1,050,883 | 41.70 |
Libertarian | Edward "Ted" Metz | 86,427 | 3.43 |
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