Michael Jackson Chaney (born January 6, 1944) is the

Commissioner of Insurance An insurance commissioner (or commissioner of insurance) is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States who, along with his or her office, regulate the insurance industry. The powers granted to the office ...

for the

State of Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mississ ...

. He is a 1966 graduate of

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...

with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Finance. Chaney is a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam in 1968–69.

Political career

Fred Thompson with Mississippi elected officials

Chaney, a Republican, was elected Mississippi Insurance Commissioner for a 4-year term in 2007 and re-elected in 2011 and in 2015. Prior to his election as Insurance Commissioner in 2007, Chaney served seven years (1993 to 1999) in the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...

and eight years (2000-2008) in the

Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol ...

. During his terms in the Senate, Chaney served as the chairman of the Senate Education Committee. As chairman, Chaney was a co-writer of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP). He was sworn-in as insurance commissioner on January 10, 2008.

Affiliations

Commissioner Chaney has served on numerous community development entities, including serving as President of the Vicksburg/Warren County Chamber of Commerce and President of the Vicksburg/ Warren County Economic Development Committee. He is also a

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and

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. He is a past president of the Republican Elected Officials of Mississippi and serves on the state Republican Executive Committee. He is a member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Chaney is also a lifetime member of the American Legion.

Personal life

Chaney was born in

Tupelo, Mississippi Tupelo () is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. With an estimated population of 38,300, Tupelo is the sixth-largest city in Mississippi and is considered a commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of North M ...

, and is married to Mary Thurmond Chaney, and has three children and eight grandchildren. He lives in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Chaney and his wife Mary belong to Christ Church in Vicksburg, an Episcopal Church.

Electoral history

External links

Mississippi Insurance Department Website

Mike Chaney on Ballot Pedia

* ttp://www.msgop.org/ Mississippi Republican Party Website* Mississippi Republican Party Wikipedia page

References

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