FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

For more information, contact:

Brandon Thorn
678-262-6765
brandon@marysquires.com  

Mary Squires Announces Candidacy for Georgia Insurance Commissioner  

(Atlanta, GA) Mary Squires announced her candidacy for Georgia Insurance Commissioner today, becoming the first candidate to enter the race. 

“I am excited to be the first candidate in the race for Insurance Commissioner. It is a very important position. The Insurance Commissioner impacts the quality of life for every day Georgians more than any other race in 2010.”

Squires was elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1998. Squires served two terms in the State House (1999-2003) and one term in the Georgia State Senate (2003-2005).  In addition to her legislative experience, Squires served ten years in the Georgia Army National Guard. Mary Squires currently is the Executive Director of the Georgia Society of Professional Benefit Administrators, Inc., a self-insured health care trade association. Squires also serves as the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Olive Industry Association, a national agriculture research and trade association. Squires currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her two teenage sons, Patrick and James.

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