Mary Squires
Democratic Nominee
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Georgia Commissioner of Insurance
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Safety Fire Commissioner
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Industrial Loan Commissioner
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Comptroller General
Mary’s opponent doesn’t want to cover mammograms, pap smears and reconstructive surgery.
There are lots of reasons to support Mary Squires, Democratic Nominee for Insurance Commissioner. She will be a watchdog for Georgia consumers and she is more than qualified based on her experience in the insurance industry, in the military and in the Georgia House and Senate.
But, if you are like me, someone you love has been touched by breast cancer. We know that mammograms and pap smears save lives. Mary’s opponent wants to strip important women’s health coverage from insurance plans.
While her opponent would turn his back on your, your mother, your sister or your daughter, Mary will stand with you to fight for what is right.
We need Mary! Make a contribution today in honor of the special women in your life. Together, we will help Mary WIN on November 2nd!
About Mary
In 1980 Mary received a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of South Florida and spent the last three decades working in both the public and private sectors. Mary’s public sector service began in 1986 when she enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard as Military Police Legal Specialist. Mary completed Officer Candidate School in 1988 and served as Communications-Electronics Officer and Nuclear Biological Chemical Warfare Officer. She was honorably discharged in 1996 with the rank of Captain.
Mary served in the Georgia General Assembly for six years. She was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1998 and the Georgia Senate in 2002. Mary focused on health benefits, insurance and juvenile law.
Mary’s private sector experience began in 1981 with the International Franchise Association in Washington, D.C. In 1982 she joined the Hodges Corporation, a Georgia government relations and association management firm. Mary’s association management clients were in the areas of higher education and health care. Her government relations clients were in the areas of health care services, property and casualty, life and health insurance, and banking. In 1995 Mary joined AT&T Global Information Systems as an Environmental Health and Safety Manager. She was responsible for bringing the division into compliance with OSHA, EPA, and DOT safety and hazardous materials regulations.
After leaving the Georgia Senate in 2005, Mary worked as National Sales Director for iNetico, Inc. in the areas of care management, disease management and PPO administration. She served on the Government Relations Committee of the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. and worked in the areas of health benefits and workers’ compensation self-insurance, excess loss, and alternative risk transfer.
In 2007 Mary became the Executive Director of the Georgia Society of Professional Benefit Administrators, Inc., a self-insured health care trade association; and became the Director of the Olive Industry Association, a national research and trade association.
Mary and her husband, Tom West, live in Atlanta and have four children.
