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Jim Poolman
Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party
Acting
In office
February 20, 2018 – March 20, 2018
Preceded byKelly Armstrong
Succeeded byRick Berg
Insurance Commissioner of North Dakota
In office
January 1, 2001 – August 31, 2007
GovernorJohn Hoeven
Preceded byGlenn Pomeroy
Succeeded byAdam Hamm
Personal details
Born (1970-05-15) May 15, 1970 (age 54)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNicole Poolman
EducationUniversity of North Dakota (BA)

Jim Poolman (born May 15, 1970, Fargo, North Dakota) is a banker and politician from the U.S. state of North Dakota. He served as Insurance Commissioner of North Dakota from 2001 until his resignation on August 31, 2007.[1]

Biography

Poolman was raised in Fargo, North Dakota and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1988. In 1992, he graduated from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Poolman then went on to be elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives as a Republican later in 1992, serving District 42. Poolman was elected as North Dakota Insurance Commissioner in 2000, and took office in 2001. He was re-elected in 2004, when he received 64% of the vote against challenger Terry Barnes. He is married to Nicole, who is a teacher and State Senator, and has three children; Collin, Grace, and Nicholas.

Career

References

  1. ^ "ND Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman resigns". KXMB TV, August 21, 2007
Political offices
Preceded by Insurance Commissioner of North Dakota
2001–2007
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Vacant
Title last held by
Kent Olson
Republican nominee for North Dakota Insurance Commissioner
2000, 2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party
Acting

2018
Succeeded by