Dean L. Cameron (born January 20, 1961) is the Director of the Idaho Department of Insurance and a Republican former member of the

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Early life and career

Cameron achieved his

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in political science at

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in 1984. He worked as an insurance salesman at Rupert Abstract Company and is currently its co-owner and employed at Cameron & Seamons, INC. He was a youth committeeman of the Republican Party from 1984 to 1988. He was a Republican precinct committeeman from 1988 to 1990.

Idaho Senate

In 1991, Senator Lynn Tominaga resigned to accept a position at the Idaho Water Users Association. The Legislative District 24 Central Committee met to fill the vacancy and sent three names to Governor

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. Andrus subsequently selected Cameron to fill the remainder of Tominaga's term. After redistricting, in 1992 Cameron sought reelection and was challenged by Representative Ralph Peters in the primary and by

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Jason Stolldorf in the general election. In the 1994 Republican primary, Cameron was challenged by Harold Mohlmon. Cameron easily dispatched Democratic challengers in 2002 and 2008, and defeated Mohlmon again in the 2010 Republican primary. In 2012, Cameron filed for reelection and defeated rancher Doug Pickett in the 2012 Republican primary. On January 14, 2015, Cameron resigned from the Idaho Senate and accepted his appointment as the Director of the Idaho Department of Insurance. Cameron was the highest-ranking member of the

Committee assignments

Cameron previously served as a member of the following committees:Bio
at

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* Commerce and Human Resources (chair) * Finance * Health Care Task Force (co-chair) * High Risk Pool Advisory * Joint Finance and Appropriations (co-chair) * Resources and Environment

Idaho Department of Insurance

Cameron serves as the Idaho Department of Insurance and was appointed by Governor

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to that post on June 15, 2015. He was reappointed to another four-year term by Governor

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on January 4, 2019. As an active member of

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, Cameron serves as the treasurer and secretary.

Elections

References

External links

* http://www.doi.idaho.gov/about/Dean_biography.aspx {{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Dean L. 1961 births Latter Day Saints from Idaho Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni Republican Party Idaho state senators Living people People from Rupert, Idaho Politicians from Burley, Idaho 20th-century members of the Idaho Legislature 21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature