2026 Georgia Primary Runoff

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Deandre Bernard Mathis is a Georgia native. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a Masters of Taxation from Georgia State University. He is a father and grandfather. 

Deandre currently works in the insurance and financial services industry as a licensed agent. He is a small business owner. He previously served in the U.S. Navy. 

Supports banning the use of credit scores to set insurance rates, stating premiums should be based on one's safety record.

Seeks to hold "mutual" insurance companies accountable, stating "If the company profits, those gains belong to you, the stakeholder."

Seeks to demand transparency when rates increase.

- Supports banning the use of credit scores to set insurance rates, stating premiums should be based on one's safety record.
- Seeks to hold "mutual" insurance companies accountable, stating "If the company profits, those gains belong to you, the stakeholder."
- Seeks to demand transparency when rates increase.

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Prioritizes using the office's enforcement power to stop "bad faith" insurance scams.

- Prioritizes using the office's enforcement power to stop "bad faith" insurance scams.

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Plans on modernizing the inspection process to protect schools and hospitals while ensuring rural fire departments have the resources they need.

- Plans on modernizing the inspection process to protect schools and hospitals while ensuring rural fire departments have the resources they need.

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As of May 27, 2026, Deandre Mathis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Keisha Sean Waites has a bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University.

Keisha previously served as a member of the Atlanta City Council for at-large post 3. She served one term from 2022 to 2024. Keisha also served as the state representative for Georgia's 60th District. She served three terms from 2012 to 2017. She ran for the Georgia Public Service Commission's 3rd District in 2025, Fulton County clerk of superior court in 2024, U.S. representative for Georgia's 5th district in 2020, U.S. representative for Georgia's 13th District in 2020, the Fulton County Commission chair in 2018 and 2017, but did not win.

Keisha previously worked in the legislative affairs division of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and as a disaster reservist/commercial loan specialist at the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Seeks to review and challenge unjustified rate hikes for auto and home insurance.

- Seeks to review and challenge unjustified rate hikes for auto and home insurance.

Wants to invest in modern equipment and faster response times for Georgia's rural and under-served communities.

Aims to create a dedicated task force to protect seniors and vulnerable families from insurance scams.

- Wants to invest in modern equipment and faster response times for Georgia's rural and under-served communities.
- Aims to create a dedicated task force to protect seniors and vulnerable families from insurance scams.

As of May 27, 2026, Keisha Sean Waites’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner (Insurance Commissioner for short) oversees the office that regulates insurance companies to make sure they’re following state law.
- The Insurance Commissioner works with insurance companies to set prices for all types of insurance including health, automobile, and home. 
- The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner acts as Georgia’s top fire marshal. Their office conducts inspections of buildings and houses to prevent fire outbreaks and keep the public safe. 
- In October 2021, the former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. For this reason, corruption is one of the top issues we highlight for this office.
- The Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner is a statewide position that is elected to four-year terms.

Regulates the insurance industry and ensures fire safety in Georgia

Georgia Commissioner of Insurance Runoff, Democratic Primary

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