Cameron achieved his Associate of Arts in political science at Ricks College in 1984. He worked as an insurance salesman at Rupert Abstract Company and is currently its co-owner and employed at Cameron & Seamons, INC.
He was a youth committeeman of the Republican Party from 1984 to 1988. He was a Republican precinct committeeman from 1988 to 1990.[1]
In 1991, Senator Lynn Tominaga resigned to accept a position at the Idaho Water Users Association. The Legislative District 24 Central Committee met to fill the vacancy and sent three names to Governor Cecil Andrus. Andrus subsequently selected Cameron to fill the remainder of Tominaga's term.
After redistricting, in 1992 Cameron sought reelection and was challenged by Representative Ralph Peters in the primary and by Democrat Jason Stolldorf in the general election. In the 1994 Republican primary, Cameron was challenged by Harold Mohlmon. Cameron easily dispatched Democratic challengers in 2002 and 2008, and defeated Mohlmon again in the 2010 Republican primary.
In 2012, Cameron filed for reelection and defeated rancher Doug Pickett in the 2012 Republican primary.
On January 14, 2015, Cameron resigned from the Idaho Senate and accepted his appointment as the Director of the Idaho Department of Insurance.
Cameron previously served as a member of the following committees:[2][1]
Commerce and Human Resources (chair)
Finance
Health Care Task Force (co-chair)
High Risk Pool Advisory
Joint Finance and Appropriations (co-chair)
Resources and Environment
Idaho Department of Insuranceedit
Cameron serves as the Idaho Department of Insurance and was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to that post on June 15, 2015. He was reappointed to another four-year term by Governor Brad Little on January 4, 2019.[3]
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Dean L Cameron born January 20 1961 is the Director of the Idaho Department of Insurance and a Republican former member of the Idaho Senate 1 Dean CameronDirector the Idaho Department of InsuranceIncumbentAssumed office 2015GovernorButch OtterBrad LittlePreceded byWilliam DealMember of the Idaho SenateIn office August 27 1991 June 14 2015Preceded byLynn TominagaSucceeded byKelly AnthonConstituency24th district Seat B 1991 1992 26th district 1992 2012 27th district 2012 2015 Personal detailsBorn 1961 01 20 January 20 1961 age 62 Burley IdahoPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseLinda CameronChildren3 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Idaho Senate 2 1 Committee assignments 3 Idaho Department of Insurance 4 Elections 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editCameron achieved his Associate of Arts in political science at Ricks College in 1984 He worked as an insurance salesman at Rupert Abstract Company and is currently its co owner and employed at Cameron amp Seamons INC He was a youth committeeman of the Republican Party from 1984 to 1988 He was a Republican precinct committeeman from 1988 to 1990 1 Idaho Senate editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Dean Cameron politician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1991 Senator Lynn Tominaga resigned to accept a position at the Idaho Water Users Association The Legislative District 24 Central Committee met to fill the vacancy and sent three names to Governor Cecil Andrus Andrus subsequently selected Cameron to fill the remainder of Tominaga s term After redistricting in 1992 Cameron sought reelection and was challenged by Representative Ralph Peters in the primary and by Democrat Jason Stolldorf in the general election In the 1994 Republican primary Cameron was challenged by Harold Mohlmon Cameron easily dispatched Democratic challengers in 2002 and 2008 and defeated Mohlmon again in the 2010 Republican primary In 2012 Cameron filed for reelection and defeated rancher Doug Pickett in the 2012 Republican primary On January 14 2015 Cameron resigned from the Idaho Senate and accepted his appointment as the Director of the Idaho Department of Insurance Cameron was the highest ranking member of the Idaho Senate citation needed Committee assignments edit Cameron previously served as a member of the following committees 2 1 Commerce and Human Resources chair Finance Health Care Task Force co chair High Risk Pool Advisory Joint Finance and Appropriations co chair Resources and EnvironmentIdaho Department of Insurance editCameron serves as the Idaho Department of Insurance and was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to that post on June 15 2015 He was reappointed to another four year term by Governor Brad Little on January 4 2019 3 As an active member of National Association of Insurance Commissioners Cameron serves as the treasurer and secretary 3 Elections editDistrict 24 Jerome County and part of Minidoka County Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct1992 Primary Dean Cameron inc 3 044 60 1 Ralph Peters 2 019 39 9 1992 General Dean Cameron inc 7 840 69 3 Jason Stolldorf 3 480 30 7 1994 Primary 4 Dean Cameron inc 2 476 70 8 Harold Mohlman 1 020 29 2 1994 General 5 Dean Cameron inc 8 119 100 1996 Primary 6 Dean Cameron inc 3 846 100 1996 General 7 Dean Cameron inc 8 990 100 1998 Primary 8 Dean Cameron inc 3 593 100 1998 General 9 Dean Cameron inc 7 043 100 2000 Primary 10 Dean Cameron inc 3 269 100 2000 General 11 Dean Cameron inc 8 838 100 District 26 Minidoka and Jerome Counties Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct2002 Primary 12 Dean Cameron inc 2 974 100 2002 General 13 Dean Cameron inc 6 943 71 2 Douglas Jones 2 806 28 8 2004 Primary 14 Dean Cameron inc 4 178 100 2004 General 15 Dean Cameron inc 11 788 100 2006 Primary 16 Dean Cameron inc 3 177 100 2006 General 17 Dean Cameron inc 8 678 100 2008 Primary 18 Dean Cameron inc 3 674 100 2008 General 19 Dean Cameron inc 9 704 70 8 Scott McClure 3 998 29 2 2010 Primary 20 Dean Cameron inc 3 645 78 0 Harold Mohlman 1 026 22 0 2010 General 21 Dean Cameron inc 8 560 100 District 27 Cassia and Minidoka Counties Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct2012 Primary 22 Dean Cameron inc 3 773 56 5 Douglas Pickett 2 900 43 5 2012 General 23 Dean Cameron inc 13 642 100 2014 Primary 24 Dean Cameron inc 5 034 100 2014 General Dean Cameron inc 8 943 100 References edit a b c Official Profile Idaho ID State Senator Dean L Cameron ID Senate Archived 2011 07 11 at the Wayback Machine at freedomspeaks com Bio at Project Vote Smart a b Dean L Cameron Idaho Department of Insurance Idaho Department of Insurance Retrieved 5 July 2021 Cenarrusa Pete May 24 1994 Primary Election Results Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on May 1 2012 Retrieved April 1 2017 Cenarrusa Pete November 8 1994 General Election Results Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on May 1 2012 Retrieved April 1 2017 Cenarrusa Pete May 28 1996 Primary Election Results Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on May 1 2012 Retrieved April 1 2017 Cenarrusa Pete November 5 1996 General Election Results Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Retrieved April 1 2017 Cenarrusa Pete May 26 1998 Primary Election Results Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on 2017 08 18 Retrieved April 1 2017 Cenarrusa Pete November 3 1998 General Election Results Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on 2018 11 16 Retrieved April 1 2017 Cenarrusa Pete May 23 2000 Primary Election Results Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on 2018 11 08 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