John D. Doak is an American
Republican
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Political ideology
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politician
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from
Oklahoma who served as the 12th
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
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.
Biography
After graduating from the
University of Oklahoma
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in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, Doak launched a branch of the
Farmers Insurance Group
Farmers Insurance Group (informally Farmers) is an American insurer group of vehicles, homes and small businesses and also provides other insurance and financial services products. Farmers Insurance has more than 48,000 exclusive and independen ...
in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
. Doak would later leave Farmers to work for various other insurance companies, eventually being promoted to corporate level positions. Doak is a former board member for the Tulsa Ronald McDonald House, the Tulsa Opera, and Dillon International Adoption Agency. He previously served as a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Round Table for Business Development.
Doak was elected as Insurance Commissioner in 2010, defeating incumbent Democratic opponent
Kim Holland
Kim Holland (born August 6, 1955) is an American politician and insurance professional from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Holland served as the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner until January 2011. She was appointed to that position by Governor Brad He ...
.
Personal life
John Doak and his wife, Debby, live in Tulsa with their two children, Kasey and Zack.
Electoral history
External links
Official State biography
21st-century American politicians
Living people
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioners
Oklahoma Republicans
Politicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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