commissioner

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Doug Ommen, the insurance commissioner in Iowa, home to more insurance investments than any other state, said commissioners have always used their authority to change risk scores they believe are too high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In the end, few if any people on the list suffered harm, in part because Nixon’s IRS commissioner, Donald Alexander, refused to audit them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Arians, who became a member of the competition committee late in his coaching career, has discussed the situation with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and is an advocate of making officials full-time league employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The EU's climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, who was in Rome Tuesday for a hearing with senators on Italy's energy mix, declined to comment on Rome's decision.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Willie Hammond, Jr., had become the first black city council-man in the history of Odessa in 1972 and later the first black county commissioner in the history of the county.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger