Top NC Democrat Wayne Goodwin announces he will run for office in 2020
Goodwin said Causey hasn't done enough to protect consumers. He said when he was in office he rejected numerous rate hikes, saving families "well over
"Our insurance rates have gone up year after year, and North Carolinians no longer have the lowest average auto insurance premiums in the nation," Goodwin said in a press release Tuesday.
It's not a guarantee that the 2020 race will be Causey versus Goodwin, since either could face a primary challenge.
If the race does come down to Causey versus Goodwin, a high-profile bribery case may overshadow some of the men's policy positions.
Causey made international headlines when he turned in his own party's boss, former N.C.
That businessman,
Before he was indicted, Lindberg heavily supported Goodwin's unsuccessful 2016 re-election campaign. He gave
Goodwin has never been charged in connection with the Lindberg investigation, and Democratic officials have repeatedly said the money Lindberg gave them was clean. Reynolds said Goodwin plans to campaign on his record from the last time he was insurance commissioner, including his work levying a record-breaking
"Wayne has a long, strong record of saving consumers over
And while Lindberg's money made him one of the
Lindberg gave
He also gave an additional
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