Marguerite Salazar was an American government official serving as the superintendent of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department from January 2019 until her death in November 2022.[1] Salazar was previously the insurance commissioner of Colorado from July 2013 to 2017 and the chief regulator of Colorado from July 2017 to January 2019.[2]
Marguerite Salazar | |
|---|---|
| Superintendent of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department | |
| In office January 2019 – November 2022 | |
| Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
| Insurance Commissioner of Colorado | |
| In office August 19, 2013 – 2017 | |
| Governor | John Hickenlooper |
| Succeeded by | Michael Conway |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Adams State University (BA, MA) |
Education
editSalazar earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in counseling psychology from Adams State University.[3]
Career
editFor twenty years, Salazar served as the president and CEO of health clinic provider Valley-Wide Health Systems.[3] She was appointed by Barack Obama as the Region VIII director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services,[3] where she was responsible for implementing the Affordable Care Act in six states.[4]
Colorado
editOn July 22, 2013, Salazar was appointed to be insurance commissioner of the Colorado Division of Insurance, effective August 19 of that year.[4] Among her first challenges were to implement Affordable Care Act stages, and managing the 2013 wildfire season.[4] Salazar found that Colorado had the highest Affordable Care Act rates in the nation, so she re-drew the district lines in an attempt to mitigate rate disparity.[5] As Insurance Commissioner, Salazar was reluctant to expand regulations by creating new Division of Insurance rules, even where she found rules inadequate, in recognition of the political climate of Colorado.[6]
She was appointed the chief regulator of Colorado by Governor John Hickenlooper in July 2017.[7] She has served on the board of governors for Colorado State University.[8]
New Mexico
editIn January 2019, Salazar left her position in Colorado and was appointed as the superintendent of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. In her new position, Salazar administrates the regulation of local lending institutions, the credential for many professions, issuing building permits, protecting consumers from securities fraud, along with other duties.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Lopez, Chris. "Marguerite Salazar, the San Luis Valley's Trailblazing Latina, dies at age 69". Alamosa Citizen. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Salazar takes NM cabinet post". Alamosa News. December 22, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ a b c Donlon, Rosalie L. (March 8, 2016). "Meet the 16 women who run state insurance departments - Colorado: Marguerite Salazar". PropertyCasualty360.com. ALM Media. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c Pankratz, Howard (July 22, 2013). "Marguerite Salazar named Colorado commissioner of insurance". Denver Post. Denver, Colorado. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Whitney, Eric (May 6, 2014). "Colorado Redraws Insurance Map To Cut Sky-High Ski-Town Rates". National Public Radio.
- ^ Handy, Ryan Maye (July 10, 2015). "Insurance issues arising from disasters bring little regulatory change to Colorado". Colorado Springs Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Paul, Jesse (July 13, 2017). "John Hickenlooper announces new Colorado regulatory chief after Joe Neguse resigns for congressional run". Denver Post. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Colorado Insurance Commissioner". Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. State of Colorado. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Colorado Official Tapped To Oversee New Mexico Agency". 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ "Licensing and Regulation Department | Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham". Retrieved 2019-05-29.